• floo@retrolemmy.com
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    24 days ago

    I know you’re probably joking, but caffeine and tardigrades have many very curious genetic commonalities.

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          23 days ago

          Insofar as a once could call a polymer a very large molecule. Regardless, the statement that a single molecule bears any similarity to the DNA sequence of any creature is a bit absurd unless you’ve just discovered that life can be carbon based.