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RodgerTheGreat
on Dec 12, 2010
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A new end-the-world scenario: Photosynthetic Mirro...
A cell constructed entirely from molecules with complementary chirality[1] to that of the molecules in normal life on earth. Alternately, read the article:
A life-form … based on mirror-image versions of earthly proteins and DNA.
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)
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