Hey, thanks for replying! I explained my issues with the wording he used in a different comment. I would rather know more about what you think about the subject.
but rather that you could imagine an alternative protein-like molecular structure which had all of its key structural and functional characteristics determined by covalent bonds. I believe such a “protein” would, among other things, be predicted to function at a much wider range of temperatures than extant proteins, maintain its structure and function in many different solvents (and probably gas phase?) etc etc.
What do you mean by “protein-like” here? Like, a stitched together chain of molecules that also folds up, but has much stronger cross-links? Or like a 2d-layering system? Or the gears and manipulators that Drexler proposed and wrote up here? Do any of these sound plausible, or easily built off of regular biological systems?
Are you aware of any potential alternative designs for biology compared to the DNA/RNA approach?
Sorry if these are too many questions, I’m very interested in this subject but have reached the limit of my expertise.
Hey, thanks for replying! I explained my issues with the wording he used in a different comment. I would rather know more about what you think about the subject.
What do you mean by “protein-like” here? Like, a stitched together chain of molecules that also folds up, but has much stronger cross-links? Or like a 2d-layering system? Or the gears and manipulators that Drexler proposed and wrote up here? Do any of these sound plausible, or easily built off of regular biological systems?
Are you aware of any potential alternative designs for biology compared to the DNA/RNA approach?
Sorry if these are too many questions, I’m very interested in this subject but have reached the limit of my expertise.