Rtheguy
Rtheguy t1_ira7mr0 wrote
Yes, it is however incredibly cumbersome and difficult to get to any size and the folding is sometimes aided by specific cell organels. So if you have a protein you want, just make it in e.coli. As for the DNA part, we can design DNA de novo aswell. It is also cumbersome and slow, but you can print a bit of DNA. So if you want to make an engineered enzyme just do that, it is for now much easier.
Folding of proteins and post transcription modifications are significant enough and different that for instance insulin can only be made in eukaryotes if you want it to really function well in human systems.
Rtheguy t1_jd7kwtq wrote
Reply to comment by valkyrjuk in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Just how toxic is your yard? Coal wash is not exactly known as good healthy ground right?