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Originally posted by Dr_Tazimus_maximus:
The sample was so old that the amino acids within the polypeptide strands had undergone racimization, ie they were comprised of a mixture of L and D amino acids. There is no way that this sample was only a few thousand years old.
I think racimization is used as a helping tool in geochronology. I have been searching and though I've actually found a number of references, none give numerical data. Could it be an uncontroversial, independent of radiodating, prove against YEC?
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