Big Picture: Proteins - Protein Synthesis Poster

Proteins are polymers made of amino acids, and they do all sorts of incredible things. The instructions on how to make proteins, contained in our DNA, are passed on by a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA interacts with a protein–RNA complex called a ribosome and transfer RNA (tRNA) to produce proteins, in a process called translation. Learn more with this great poster from the Wellcome Trust as part of the Big Picture: Proteins issue.