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Re:Show HN: Science fiction inspired by an HN thread (5 min ... by choeger on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:54PM (#33599987)
Why would L-glucose taste the same and have the same effects on mood, etc. if nothing in nature could interact with it? I am not an expert in chemistry or molecular biology, but that seems odd.
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Re:Show HN: Science fiction inspired by an HN thread (5 min ... by user052919 on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:58PM (#33600062)
I was wondering if anyone would catch that! Yeah, it's definitely part of the "fiction" here. L-glucose can bind to some things, e.g. taste receptors. "Nothing in nature can interact with it" was definitely an over-simplification
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