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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 23, 04:35 PM
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https://www.science.org/doi...1126/science.abh4049
Abstract
Starches, a storage form of carbohydrates, are a major source of calories in the human diet and a primary feedstock for bioindustry. We report a chemical-biochemical hybrid pathway for starch synthesis from carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen in a cell-free system. The artificial starch anabolic pathway (ASAP), consisting of 11 core reactions, was drafted by computational pathway design, established through modular assembly and substitution, and optimized by protein engineering of three bottleneck-associated enzymes. In a chemoenzymatic system with spatial and temporal segregation, ASAP, driven by hydrogen, converts CO2 to starch at a rate of 22 nanomoles of CO2 per minute per milligram of total catalyst, an ~8.5-fold higher rate than starch synthesis in maize. This approach opens the way toward future chemo-biohybrid starch synthesis from CO2.
(in English, we can use the CO2 from the atmosphere to make yummy CO2 starch cakes)
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olejoedad
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OCT 23, 04:44 PM
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Anti-GMO kooks in 3...2...1...
And, with the predicted and unstoppable rise in CO2 levels, we won't know what to do with the bountiful harvests that the agriculture sector will produce.[This message has been edited by olejoedad (edited 10-23-2023).]
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williegoat
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OCT 23, 04:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
In a chemoenzymatic system with spatial and temporal segregation, ASAP, driven by hydrogen, converts CO2 to starch at a rate of 22 nanomoles of CO2 per minute per milligram of total catalyst, an ~8.5-fold higher rate than starch synthesis in maize. This approach opens the way toward future chemo-biohybrid starch synthesis from CO2.
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"Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis" sounds like cultural appropriation to me.
(starch synthesis in maize) I know, corny, huh?
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williegoat
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OCT 23, 05:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
Anti-GMO kooks in 3...2...1...
And, with the predicted and unstoppable rise in CO2 levels, we won't know what to do with the bountiful harvests that the agriculture sector will produce.
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It can't be GMO if there is no genetic material.
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olejoedad
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OCT 23, 06:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
It can't be GMO if there is no genetic material. |
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Ya think that will stop them?
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williegoat
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OCT 23, 06:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
Ya think that will stop them?
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Probably not. Can a vegan eat bugs?
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maryjane
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OCT 23, 07:05 PM
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No, they can't. Bugs ain't plants.
Bugs ain't too bad. Some better than others. Fried crickets are nasty, but Chapulines are pretty good.
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Patrick
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OCT 23, 07:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Our Man
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Don, I think I know why you like that clip. 
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My wife is in hell where I sent her. She could make good biscuits, but her behavior was terrible.
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maryjane
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OCT 23, 11:25 PM
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Well, that and any man that can fry grasshoppers and walk from San Antonio Tx to Montana thru summer and snowy winter is ok in my book.
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Wichita
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OCT 24, 01:47 AM
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Contrary to the anti-science rhetoric of leftists blaming all the methane release causing Climate Change comes from cattle burps and farts, the following from sources:
"The world's wetlands contribute about three-quarters (75%) of the enduring natural sources of methane. The rest are from near-surface hydrocarbon and clathrate hydrate deposits, volcanic releases, wildfires, and termite emissions account for much of the remainder. Contributions from the surviving wild populations of ruminant mammals are vastly overwhelmed by those of cattle, humans, and other livestock animals."
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