• Tomassci
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    311 months ago

    For the OOP, all they need to know to avoid the thought presented is two things: 1) you need to make proteins continually and 2) DNA serves as a template for making proteins. That’s all they literally need to know to realize being without DNA is deadly.

    • @AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world
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      711 months ago

      Randal Munroe: “Losing your DNA would most likely result in abdominal pain, dizziness, rapid immune system collapse, and death within days or hours from either rapid systemic infection or systemwide organ failure”

      • Tomassci
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        211 months ago

        Thanks for posting the reference, I had it in mind but didn’t act