Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Is It Possible to Make Formalihide?
We have succeeded in making formalihide. That's not a big deal, but if you can get hydrogen and c o two to react with each other, then they release energy in reacting. So ts a barrier to their reaction. Once you've overcome that barrier, then they should react quite readily. And the te thermo jahamic says, under these conditions, then you will make cells of formaldihide.
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