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In lugnet.build.schleim, Mark Bellis wrote:
> In lugnet.build.schleim, Bryan Wong wrote:
> > In lugnet.build.schleim, Didier Enjary wrote:
> > > LEGO and chirality
> >
> > snip
> >
> > > Any thoughts ?
> >
> > Your post reminds me of my painful memories of organic chemistry from
> > university... Never thought it could be applicable to things other than
> > molecules! :)
> >
> > -Bryan
>
> I find that animals and plants make some of the most interesting MOCs.
>
> There are families of plants whose leaves are chiral. There's one particular
> house plant that I can think of, but I can't remember its name. I think some
> types have leaves that appear to be biased all one way on the same plant. I
> wondered whether other similar plants have them biased the other way and whether
> it is a genetic switch between the two directions.
>
> I remember that Carroway and Mint are mirrored molecules, with four different
> groups attached to one carbon atom. I can't remember which is dextro- and which
> is laevorotatory though). It's all to do with how molecules fit with the
> receptors in your nose!
>
> This calls for a new Lego piece - one with four axle receptors at the corners of
> a tetrahedron.
>
> Mark
There are also some DNA models (chiral superstructure) in Brickshelf :
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=DNA&stype=dfic
Didier
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