January 20, 2013
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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.