Talk:Biopolymer

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Copy edit[edit]

I think this article needs some copy editing Tamicus (talk) 13:25, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notes on the editing of this page[edit]

This page is all messed up. I started to fix it into what I thought would be a more coherent form however now I myself am questioning wither or not Polynucleotide polymers are indeed Biopolymers. They are indeed in all living organisms but that has no bearing that they are created by living organisms. I changed the header and grouped biopolymers into their three categories. These can be expounded upon a bit. Was thinking about changing the nomenclature section to examples of each of the three categories. Would not human made polymers be biopolymers? Now the question becomes is there a significant difference between polymers and biopolymers.

Copyright problem[edit]

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Proteins[edit]

Surely proteins are also biopolymers. But the current article does not say so. Am I misunderstanding something? --Ettrig (talk) 08:05, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Are biopolymers biodegradable period? Or only some of them are?[edit]

"Biopolymers are biodegradable, and some are also compostable. Some biopolymers are biodegradable..."

Which is it? The text can't say both and having the repetition in the sentence is bad form either way.