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Re: Of Strange Flesh - re 666 & chemistry (fwd)

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From: Triple Quadrophenic
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 00:00
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In article <Pine.SOL.3.95.961231002111.15808A-100000@jersey.uoregon.edu>, 
kld@jersey.uoregon.edu (Kerry Delf ) dusted off the quill, prised open the 
inkwell and wrote...

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>The basic claim made here by Adam Willson (based on the theories of a
>well-known [in certain circles] kook, Tani Jantsang) is that there are two
>separate species we label "human":  one is based on Carbon-12 (6 protons,
>6 neutrons), while the other is based on some other Carbon isotope.
>
>Anyone care to take a stab at this one? 

As a mass spectroscopist involved in metabolism I can tell you that if I 
examined samples from a person based on Carbon-X (where X is not 12) then 
alarm bells would flash immediately.


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From: Frank_Hollis-1@sbphrd.com.see-sig (Triple Quadrophenic)
Subject: Re: Of Strange Flesh - re 666 & chemistry (fwd)
Date: 1997/01/02
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