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The ribosome, DNA replication complex and ATP-synthase (and other complex enzymes) qualify as precise molecular manufacturing, if you relax the definition a lit
by anonmeow 11y ago
The ribosome, DNA replication complex and ATP-synthase (and other complex enzymes) qualify as precise molecular manufacturing, if you relax the definition a little.
Ribosomes are already being engineered, see expanded genetic code.
How far could we go by modifying existing biological molecular machines? Probably quite far.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoThat's true, but those all work precisely by taking advantage of thermodynamic jitter to get things done.