@robocall to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 11 months agoWhat are these plants called?imagemessage-square49arrow-up1239arrow-down18
arrow-up1231arrow-down1imageWhat are these plants called?@robocall to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square49
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoAnd then you got yer prions, which are just self-replicating proteins, and not considered living, but worth mentioning because they kinda act like it.
minus-square@Shoulink5•11 months agoThey don’t self-replicate. They interact with well-folded versions of the protein. Causing them to unfold and aggregate into plaques.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoyeah, so they are similar to viruses in that they cant self-replicate because they need something very specific to attach onto to replicate.
And then you got yer prions, which are just self-replicating proteins, and not considered living, but worth mentioning because they kinda act like it.
They don’t self-replicate. They interact with well-folded versions of the protein. Causing them to unfold and aggregate into plaques.
yeah, so they are similar to viruses in that they cant self-replicate because they need something very specific to attach onto to replicate.