Re: evolution?(please read)

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From: Fred McGalliard
Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 00:00

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Christopher C. Wood wrote:

> "Living systems" would be in equilibrium if what goes out is the same
> as what goes in.  Last I looked, food and oxygen were different from
> CO2 and human waste.

Be careful. If you draw your circle around a community of organisims,
rather than just an individual, your subject may certainly be in
equilibrium. The current dynamic equilibrium is supported by the steady
input of solar power, and is remarkably stable over all.

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From: Fred McGalliard <frederick.b.mcgalliard@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: evolution?(please read)
Date: 1997/05/07
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