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defrosttoday at 7:53 AM2 repliesview on HN

  Once an instruction has an edge, even if only extremely slight, that’s enough to tip the scales and rally everyone to that side.
And this, interestingly, is why life on earth uses left-handed amino acids and right-handed sugars .. and why left handed sugar is perfect for diet sodas.

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JuniperMesostoday at 8:38 AM

This is a hypothesis about why the chirality of life on earth is what it is, but I don't think there's enough evidence to state that this (or any competing hypothesis) is definitely the correct explanation.

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praptaktoday at 8:08 AM

You still need to explain why this case creates a positive feedback loop rather than a negative one. I mean left/right fuel intakes in cars and male/female ratios somehow tend to balance at 50/50.

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