Sorry to come late to this discussion-
I think the actin and tubulin people already reverted "polymer"
to its etymological use- google "actin polymerization"
Another example of infinite polymers formed by domain swapping
(and the surprises you can get trying to engineer a molecular switch):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22245575
eab
Jacob Keller wrote:
Okay, I wiki'd it, and according to them seems you're right: it says
they are "typically connected by covalent chemical bonds." So either
we revert to the etymological use of "polymer," or move onward to
"myriomer!" (assuming the cross-bred "multimer" is out of the
question!)
JPK
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:37 AM, David Schuller<[email protected]> wrote:
On 06/18/12 11:17, Jacob Keller wrote:
But anyway, what is
wrong with calling her structures "polymers?" Is there a subtle
covalent insinuation to "polymer?"
subtle? No, it's not subtle.
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