Zachriel
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| Quote (oldmanintheskydidntdoit @ Aug. 20 2007,11:20) | Jehu Proclaims from the mountain of knoweledge he sits atop of ? ? ? | Quote | | 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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There are also many many similar articles I don't have time to link to. |
| Quote | | JJS P.Eng.: If this is the best ?reward? that researchers can hope for, I would expect the best minds to escape in droves to the private sector (which probably has happened already). |
He's right. Evolution of novel enzymes has moved rapidly into the private sector, including for medical purposes.
ENZYMES: Team to Breed Novel Enzymes: The enzymes will be designed or evolved to replace chemical conversion steps in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries that now use traditional catalysts.
They even have fancy trademarks and patents, like DirectEvolution?.
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