From 870933f43e802d5253002044008efda68a38a825 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rav4s Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:35:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added explanation of transcription and translation --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 688d564..9ec5d17 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,4 @@ # wasm-dna-transcription-translation -DNA transcription and translation in wasm with rust +DNA transcription and translation in WebAssembly using Rust +## What is DNA transcription & translation? +Transcription and translation are both part of protein synthesis, an integral process for cells. The central dogma of biology states that DNA is transcribed to RNA, which is translated into proteins. I'm not the best at explaining concepts like these, so you might want to check out [this wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_biosynthesis) 😉