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It does seem like hubris to think we’re anywhere near being able to design a protein synthesis process that’s more efficient than a soy plant.
by padjo 2y ago
It does seem like hubris to think we’re anywhere near being able to design a protein synthesis process that’s more efficient than a soy plant.
- bitmasher9 2y agoI don’t think so. A soy plant has tons of evolutionary baggage tied to its protein synthesis. It has to reproduce, out compete other life for resources, be hardy enough to survive both pests and pesticides, and it evolved in a resource constrained environment. For life generating protein is a byproduct of other goals. It seems possible that we can do better.