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[Calculatrice]

sergio71785 wrote...

I found this post on another message board. I don't know how accurate it is, but the guy seems to know what he's talking about.

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Most of the proteins you consume are oriented the same direction. Their molecules have interacted with each other and enzymes in a controlled manner over such a long period on Earth that their 'mirrored' variants no longer occur naturally. Hence we are made up of and function mostly on levo-amino acids, 'levo' meaning 'left'.

'Dextro'(meaning 'right')-amino acids refers to the mirrored variants of all chiral proteins abundant in life. Its as equally possible that dextro-amino acids could constitute the greater portion for life on other planets as levo-amino compounds.

Its the same proteins, the same life, just 'backwards' at the molecular level. A lifeform based on dextro-amino acids could be an exact duplicate of an earth creature, including humans, visually, except that their DNA would actually turn the other direction.

The toxicity interpretations are speculative at best, but consuming specific dextro proteins could cause malfunctions in a levo-based creature's lowest level digestion mechanisms, producing at best the wrong and at worst deadly compounds, but for the most part the enzymes associated with a protein are biased to only that protein like a glove. There are some dextro-amino acids identified that would be toxic to a levo-based creature, but these are high-complexity with no naturally occurring levo variants anyway.

Most 'sweet' tasting things, sugars, are actually dextro variants.

Spearmint leaves actually contain both levo and dextro variants of their amino acids.

For the most part, incompatible amino acids would simply be ignored, and actually tasteless.

That just made my brain hemmorage.

[sergio71785]

Hey, I loved Avatar. I don't really care about its tree-hugging message, or its very predictable story. It was still masterfully crafted and very entertaining to watch. 

[El-Destructo]

Sleepicub09 wrote...
 why would you even attempt that

I was bored so I played a Commander Shepard that was an absolute jerk for an hour or so just for the hell of it.

Modifié par El-Destructo, 10 avril 2010 - 12:59 .

[Alphyn]

CamoBadger wrote...

no, the oculus did

You had access to the armour: Your fault.

[Calculatrice]

CamoBadger wrote...

Alphyn wrote...

CamoBadger wrote...

time for a garrus quote:
(garrus to miranda): Half of us dont even trust you

me (to myself): note to self; keep garrus alive

Wait. You killed Jack?

Dude. <_<

no, the oculus did

Well, it's so hilariously easy to avoid killing anyone, I think the occulus might have been paid off by shep.

[sergio71785]

Calculatrice wrote...
That just made my brain hemmorage.

Read it again, a bit slower then. It's really very clear and easy to follow, as long as you're a bit familiar with the terminology. 

[Shazzammer2]

I shame myself...shame I say. I cannot draw for crap today. Oh lawdy...

[SirEmilCrane]

I have returned from my rugby game

its a violent sport, I got kicked in the face....

What's going on

[FsDxRAGE]

ME1 ending was AMAZING same with ME2. The music during the suicide mission was the best.

[sergio71785]

And completely off topic:

Shuttle VI: The Normandy is currently under attack. Multiple collectors have boarded it.

Shepard: DIRECT INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY

*Back on the Normandy, Joker's eyes begin to glow*

[Deadeas]

'Ello, all. What's up?

[Alphyn]

CamoBadger wrote...

why was she on the bridge anyways?!?!?!

Oh, so Jack can't move outta her hidey-hole and onto the CIC without people being all "OMFG WAT AR U DOIN?"

Pfft. *waves you off*

[Landline]

So... From what I'm getting here... Tali would taste sweet.



That's sweet.

[SirEmilCrane]

runescapeguy9 wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

I have returned from my rugby game
its a violent sport, I got kicked in the face....
What's going on

Nothin much.

My face hurts, anything new happen?

[FsDxRAGE]

Shazzammer2 wrote...

I shame myself...shame I say. I cannot draw for crap today. Oh lawdy...

dude, same. I was more than half way through my drawing when i realsed i was drawing on the wrong sside of the paper.

[sergio71785]

runescapeguy9 wrote...
What's he gonna do with Joker? Throw bone dust at them?

It's just how I justify suddenly taking control of a non-Shepard character. 

[Alphyn]

Shazzammer2 wrote...

I shame myself...shame I say. I cannot draw for crap today. Oh lawdy...

*slaps you*

Draw Tali right, damn it!