I actually wonder how long it would take to notice if all your mRNA stopped working.
I don’t think neuron action potentials rely directly on mRNA, so I think you’d be able to keep thinking for a bit, and probably moving your muscles too. The closest comparable thing is people that received massive radiation doses (can’t make new RNA out of shredded DNA) and in those cases it takes a bit before you start melting.
Transcription + translation response time to stimulus is on the hour scale. So it wouldn’t be instant. But if your other RNA buggered off then I have no idea. The non-mRNA.
Don’t destroying angel mushrooms basically stop your body from making proteins? That’s roughly the same net effect as RNA stopping working so it should give you a pretty good approximation.
I actually wonder how long it would take to notice if all your mRNA stopped working.
I don’t think neuron action potentials rely directly on mRNA, so I think you’d be able to keep thinking for a bit, and probably moving your muscles too. The closest comparable thing is people that received massive radiation doses (can’t make new RNA out of shredded DNA) and in those cases it takes a bit before you start melting.
Transcription + translation response time to stimulus is on the hour scale. So it wouldn’t be instant. But if your other RNA buggered off then I have no idea. The non-mRNA.
Doesn’t the death cap mushroom work by destroying your DNA? I would imagine the effect would be similar.
Don’t destroying angel mushrooms basically stop your body from making proteins? That’s roughly the same net effect as RNA stopping working so it should give you a pretty good approximation.