I would like to say tha Jim Miller's message is stupid and this
gives us a image of what he is. Now to Jim : if you don't have anything
serious to say be quiet.
Rafael Iosef Najmanovich Szeinfeld
(from south hemisphere)
On 12 Jul 1994 dallas at mcvax4.d48.lilly.com wrote:
> I know much of the discussion has been on a serious note, but I tend to like
> the "We don't know" theory the best. Why blow smoke?
>> One thing I do like is that nature is parsimonious (thrifty for those without
> $.25). At some point (much like when Moses(aka Mel Brooks) came down from the
> Mount and dropped one of THE THREE tablets), a choice was made.
>> (see "History of the World-Part I")
>> Other explanations:
> Life only existed in the Northern hemisphere( what was the structure of
> Gondwana Land?). Does life exist in the Southern hemisphere today? A joke to
> my mates in Oz.
>> We all know the partiality of God to right-handers (if you think of the protein
> helix) and that 'left' in Latin is 'sinister'. God also picked L-amino acids
> because he does have a sense of humor and likes to read a good discussion on
> the net.
>> Now serious stuff but questions for thought.
>> Was the beginning of life proteinaceous or nucleic acid in nature? I thought
> it was AGREED to be proteinaceous.
>> Should we separate the synthesis of proteins (ribosomal) v. peptides with
> D-amino acids (non-ribosomal). Absolutely! What does it mean? I don't know.
>> Whatever the discussion, systems have to be placed in chronological
> (evolutionary) order. For example, can you have stereochemically favored
> enzymatic reactions BEFORE the selection (a presumption) of L-amino acids?
>> I don't know still seems like the best option. :-)
>> Jim Miller
> Indianapolis, IN
>>
