Is it possible to artificially synthesize proteins?

[katahiromz]

Discuss in this thread whether artificial protein synthesis is possible.

[John Cuthber]

Yes, it is.
What's to discuss?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell-free_protein_synthesis

[katahiromz]

Oh, I've surprised.

Can we make artificial ivory?

[John Cuthber]

11 minutes ago, katahiromz said:

Can we make artificial ivory?

Not really.
Ivory is a combination of mineral material (largely hydrated calcium phosphate, I think) and proteins (largely collagen).
Collagen isn't hard to get; nor is the calcium phosphate.
But combining them is impractical/ impossible.

The good news is that the only thing that ever needs ivory is an elephant, and it can make its own.

[katahiromz]

Where does the difficulty of making ivory come from? Complexity? Energy? Being too small of components?

Ok, I will close this thread. Thank you.

[normanbatesfig]

Yes, it is possible to artificially synthesize proteins. Synthetic proteins are created by combining amino acids in a laboratory setting. This process is known as protein engineering and involves manipulating the structure and function of proteins to create new proteins with desired properties.