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(Permalink) Posted: Aug. 20 2007,11:20   

Jehu Proclaims from the mountain of knoweledge he sits atop of
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Scientists have tried for decades to evolve novelty in the lab and it hasn?t worked. Not even a sngle novel enzyme. Why would it be any different for synthetic life?

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Reality notes:
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In the August 16 issue of Nature, two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers describe a way of creating novel enzymes that, for the first time, does not require prior understanding of exactly how the enzymes work.

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=28877

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The review by Rubin-Pitel and Zhao summarizes the recent achievements in biocatalyst engineering by directed evolution. The manuscript focuses on altering activity, selectivity, substrate specificity, stability, and solubility. The creation of novel enzyme activity and products are highlighted.

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content....rt00001

There are also many many similar articles I don't have time to link to.

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I also mentioned that He'd have to give me a thorough explanation as to *why* I must "eat human babies".
FTK

if there are even critical flaws in Gauger’s work, the evo mat narrative cannot stand
Gordon Mullings

  
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