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That is an interesting thought experiment. As a side note, plants do produce proteins.
by _Schizotypy 8y ago
That is an interesting thought experiment.
As a side note, plants do produce proteins.
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoIndeed. We can’t synthesize our own foods and we let ruminants and plants to convert food from sunlight and water and soil do the work for us. But what if we can hack a way to synthesize our own food? And maybe even customize it? As an extreme non science backed thought experiment(but hopefully can be tested): what if we are able to create a formula to synthesize and customize all that a human would need in terms of nutrition from the time they are born..from stem cells or cord blood cells? Maybe it can even predictively measure what we need as we go through life events like puberty or pregnancy or old age or trauma etc.
- _Schizotypy 8y agothe problem with any synthesis is you still require the raw materials. In the most basic form this is carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and a few more elements.
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoMothers milk is a perfect food customized for each infant. Can a blue print of it be used as a source code to create food in a lab. And hence customized food? Sorry if all this sounds far out...I don’t have scientific background in this subject.