probably thinking of handedness of proteins..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_folding
Not exactly what you're looking for, but its some framework for the basic concept.
Alternatively - if 'alien' life is based off of, say, silicon over ammonia instead of carbon over oxygen..
Mr Alien would get the same nutritional value out of a delicious steak as we would get off of a tasty chunk of granite, to totally molest the science involved.. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_folding
Not exactly what you're looking for, but its some framework for the basic concept.
Alternatively - if 'alien' life is based off of, say, silicon over ammonia instead of carbon over oxygen..
Mr Alien would get the same nutritional value out of a delicious steak as we would get off of a tasty chunk of granite, to totally molest the science involved.. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979