So the pathway to synthesize every protein is +/- the same: That's gene transcription[1] and translation[2]. If that's broken, you're in big trouble! But if yo

So the pathway to synthesize every protein is +/- the same: That's gene transcription[1] and translation[2]. If that's broken, you're in big trouble! But if you mean in general if you're capable of looking at metabolic pathways where each protein catalyses a step in the pathway, that's definitely interesting. If a certain person has a flawed gene coding for protein X, that could indeed cause a problem. To find valid answers, you might need to eg. track nodes and states in a graph, to figure all the consequences of a break. Not all types of storage systems/engines are equally good at that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(biology) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_(biology) edit: s/protein pathway/metabolic pathway/