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fargone

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2. This is rife with a huge error

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:27 PM

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MRNA is a nucleic acid, a chain of nucleotides. It is not composed of amino acids. Proteins are composed of amino acids. There is no "secondary protein structure" of mRNA because it is not a protein. Molecules of mRNA can and do fold into complex secondary structures. Computers are used to try to predict which of the countless folding options would have the greatest stability. The mRNAs interact with specific proteins although they are not proteins themselves. They are also translated to create proteins in the process of protein sunthesis.

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IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI -- they used a quantum computer instead [View all] BootinUp Thursday OP

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This is rife with a huge error fargone Thursday #2

Sounds like a mountain mole hill thing in an attempt to overlook BootinUp Thursday #3

The fault lies with the author of the linked article fargone Friday #4

you thought you caught IBM and Moderna BootinUp Friday #5

That is silly and makes no sense. I never mentioned IBM or Moderna fargone Friday #6