Nature's Way Vs. Chemist's Chaos

Nature's Way Vs. Chemist's Chaos
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Nature vs. synthetic chemistry in one perfect image. The biochemical pathway is all smiles and 37 gentle enzymatic steps at body temperature, while organic synthesis is just some mad scientist in a dark lab mixing fluoroantimonic acid with things that shouldn't exist, heating to 300°C, and praying the fume hood can handle the resulting carnage. Both get you the same molecule, but only one requires signing a hazardous materials waiver and possibly your last will and testament.

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