Comment by jgilias

15 hours ago

> Even if you get the right molecule, it might be the wrong way around or just clump up into a useless mess.

Sounds a lot like vibe coding lol

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fakedang  15 hours ago

Modern biochemistry (so far) IS vibe coding lol. You mostly have vibes on how the chemistry should work, based on (very strong) natural evidence coupled with theoretical development and lab studies. Then you mix and match, goading bacteria and praying that they produce what you want in good measure. Then you take their secretions and run chromatography studies on them to check if that's what you actually want, or whether it's just some random bullshit. If it's the latter, you have to toss that out and start all over again.

  • skeledrew  9 hours ago

    Or in some instances that "random bullshit" turns out to be something actually novel and/or useful.