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Speculating that they plan to use hydrogen-reducing bacteria: This will require substantial post-processing since bacteria have too much RNA and DNA to safely b
by spqr0a1 8y ago
Speculating that they plan to use hydrogen-reducing bacteria: This will require substantial post-processing since bacteria have too much RNA and DNA to safely be a major dietary component for humans.
Since the website mentions a Mars play, it's relevant that this drawback has been known in the space habitation literature since at least the 1970s.
- jandrese 8y agoWhat is the dietary danger of excessive nucleic acids? What happens if you eat too much of them? Could it be alleviated by cooking the food before eating it?
- spqr0a1 8y agoThe purine bases are metabolized to uric acid which, in excess, can cause gout and kidney stones. Cooking does not modify them in a relevant way.