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by lokopodium 2982 days ago
Proteins vary wildly in structure, size and chemistry, these things seem to be rather similar so far chemically "boring".
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dosycorp 2982 days ago
Ha. Short strings of DNA, "chemically boring". Nothing to see here. Probably just junk.
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lokopodium 2982 days ago
Compared to proteins (20+ amino acids, inclusions of non-aminoacid structures such as heme), yes, quite boring.
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dosycorp 2982 days ago
But folding now. Interesting. We don't know what will happen. You should keep an open mind.
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DrScump 2982 days ago
Few things can "open one's mind" like an angry prion.
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dosycorp 2982 days ago
Ha. I'd actually laugh if it wasnt so tragic.
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