January 20, 2013

  • So yesterday I was reading an article titled "Junk Science Exposed in Evolutionary Theory" by Babu Ranganathan for a little light mid-winter relaxation.  You can find it here.  It's not all that hard a read if you can find your way through amino acids  and protein molecules.

    As a left-hander, I was heartened to read this:

    In nature there are what scientists call right-handed and left-handed amino acids.  However, life requires that all proteins be left-handed.  So, not only do millions of amino acids have to be in the correct sequence, they also all have to be left-handed.  If a right-handed amino acid gets mixed in, then the protein molecules won't function.  There won't be any life.

    So to all you right-handers:  NA NA NA NA NA.

    Except.

    The next paragraph reads:

    Similarly, the nucleic acids in DNA and RNA must be in a precise sequence.  The sugar molecules that make up the various nucleic acids in DNA and RNA must be right-handed.  If a nucleic acid with a left-handed sugar molecule gets into the mix, then nothing will work.

    Sigh.  It appears I must learn to tolerate right-handers after all, and they are such a pain to sit next to in a restaurant.

    (I researched Babu Ranganathan, and he seems to be off the wall on some or many things, so we have to be careful about believing what he writes.  But I couldn't resist commenting on this article.

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