Image: Proteins are created through two main steps involving DNA. First is transcription, where DNA is copied into mRNA. Then comes translation, during which ribosomes read the mRNA and join amino acids in the right order to form a protein. The illustration depicts a streamlined version of the translation process, enabling faster and more efficient protein production. Credit: Teruyo Ojima-Kato Microbial proteins are gaining interest for their usefulness in producing various products such as