New Amino Acid Discovered

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Posted by timothy on Sunday May 26, 2002 @12:24AM from the lookie-here-fellas-it's-another-one dept.

EricMargel writes: "As published in Science, researchers at the Ohio State University claim to have discovered the 22nd known amino acid, pyrrolysine, the first discovered since 1986." I hope rice and beans are still sufficient to get all the needed amino acids.

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Roast Toast by Krapangor · 2002-05-26 00:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

With a new amino acid.

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FP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-26 00:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Cats, the new amino acid? True true by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-26 00:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Negro #1: Hallo?
Negro #2: Whassssuuuuuup!!??!

Negro #1: We get signal.
Negro #2: What!
Negro #1: Main screen turn on.
CATS appears.
Negro #2: It's you!!
CATS: HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN.
CATS: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.
CATS: YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION.
Negro #1: What you say!!
CATS: YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME.
CATS: HA HA HA HA ....
Negro #2: True, true.
Negro #1: Put 'Zig' on tha phone.
ZIG picks up extension.
ZIG: Hallo?
Negro #1, Negro #2:WHASSSSUUUUUP!!!!!!
ZIG: WHASSUUUUUUUUUUUUUP.
Negro #1: Take off every 'Zig'.
Negro #2: You know what you doing!!
ZIG: True, true.
Negro #1: Move 'Zig'!!
Negro #2: For great justice.
These scientists need to work on... by smagruder · 2002-05-26 00:43 · Score: 1, Offtopic

a way to help people naturally prevent the farts caused by all the good food we're supposed to be eating. Instead of taking a beano with the meal, I'd rather have a daily magic pill or gene therapy to prevent all that nasty, stinky gas.

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1. Re:These scientists need to work on... by dnight · 2002-05-26 00:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  But if that happens, I'll never again have the pleasure of ripping off a "garlic-burrito special" in the elevators of ex-employers...