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089.5 Bonus Protein - Stringy
Send in your Questions! Chemistry Class for food is back and this time it is protein. Again, no tests and no homework.
Fascinating Topics Addressed:
Why amino acids are called that;
Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments;
What a peptide bond is;
Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing;
Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins;
How we get energy from protein;
And I say primordial ooze.
As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur…
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