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The quote says that humans have not yet learned how to make enzymes as effectively as nature does. It contrasts human design with evolution’s long process of producing enzymes over billions of years.
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Originally said in English.
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About Frances Arnold
American chemical engineer, Nobel laureate
Frances Hamilton Arnold is an American chemical engineer and Nobel laureate. She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology. She won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering the use of directed evolution to engineer enzymes. Her work has helped shape modern protein engineering, and her public remarks often reflect the practical and scientific value of experimentation, design, and discovery.
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