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Re:Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Bertozzi, Meldal, and... by throwawaymaths on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:46AM (#33096217)
It's very cool but not that transformative. I don't know of any major biological discovery that depended on it.

Honestly imo the coolest click chemistry application was as a two-component bonding glue for copper pieces

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Re:Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Bertozzi, Meldal, and... by ak_111 on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:54AM (#33096347)
Yeah I think the concept is very cool and probably has lots of potential, but the fact that not even most scientists I know have heard of it implies that is yet a niche area that hasn't yet had a major impact in applications.
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