On 2/28/2011 5:40 AM, Invisible wrote:

>
> And be 8 feet tall instead of 3 feet?

Yeah, well... ;)

> And for that matter, apparently reptiles (and indeed, most vertebrates)
> don't synthesize lysine *anyway*...

Heh. I suppose if you're going to write science fiction and mention a 
particular amino acid, you'd better brush up on your basic biochem.

It didn't click that it was an essential amino acid, but there you have 
it; it is.

Also, dinosaurs weren't necessarily reptiles anyway.

-- 
~Mike

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