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Yeah, I'm well aware that DNA encodes proteins which, when deployed properly, become nano machines.

I have a genetic disorder that is essentially a salt-wasting condition. It also results in my body significantly misprocessing fats and oils.

So I know something about salt and about fats and about how those interrelate with biology and how those can weirdly impact things.

Beyond being aware of how those nano machines get broken when protein misfolds happen at the cellular level, I haven't taken much interest in the chemical properties of protein. It wasn't essential to my survival.

So someone else can look up the proteins of bird feet and go crazy with that if they care to. It's not my niche.



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