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Kerry Delf <kld@jersey.uoregon.edu> wrote:
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>I know that the post below is simply the esoteric jibberish of a
>kook-ranter;  unfortunately, there are those who take it seriously.
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>I am no microbiologist, and therefore do not have the information at my
>fingertips with which to debunk this bizarre theory -- I'm hoping someone
>with more knowledge of the subject can provide me <kld@jersey.uoregon.edu>
>with a brief, educated explanation as to why human biology just doesn't
>work this way.  :)
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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.
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>Anyone care to take a stab at this one? 

C-13 algae are rountinely grown from C-13 CO2 to manufacture 
high-enrichment C-13 labelled biochemicals.  The stuff is obscenely 
expensive.

The human claim is plain stooopid, and trivially discounted via mass spec 
or C-13 NMR of a tissue sample (or exhalation) if the thermodynamic 
argument is over your head.

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