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In <7hd4pe$4ge$1@nnrp1.deja.com> rem1@briefcase.com writes: 
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>                              BIOLOGICAL ALCHEMY !
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>                        ( ANOTHER Form of COLD FUSION )
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>               ( ALTERNATIVE Heavy Element Creation in Universe )
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>               A very simple experiment can demonstrate (PROVE) the
>          FACT of " BIOLOGICAL TRANSMUTATIONS " (reactions like Mg + O
>          --> Ca, Si + C --> Ca, K + H --> Ca, N2 --> CO, etc.), as
>          described in the BOOK " Biological Transmutations " by Louis
>          Kervran, [1972 Edition is BEST.], and in Chapter 17 of the
>          book "THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS " by Peter Tompkins and
>          Christopher Bird, 1973:
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>               (1) Obtain a good sample of plant seeds, all of the
same
>                   kind.  [Some kinds might work better that others.]
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>               (2) Divide the sample into two groups of equal weight
>                   and number.
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>               (3) Sprout one group in distilled water on filter paper
>                   for three or four weeks.
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>               (4) Separately incinerate both groups.
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>               (5) Weigh the residue from each group.  [The residue of
>                   the sprouted group will usually weigh at least
>                   SEVERAL PERCENT MORE than the other group.]
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>               (6) Analyze quantitatively the residue of each group
for
>                   mineral content.  [ Some of the mineral atoms of
the
>                   sprouted group have been TRANSMUTED into heavier
>                   mineral elements by FUSING with atoms of oxygen,
>                   hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, etc..]
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                  Robert E. McElwaine
                  B.S., Physics and Astronomy, UW-EC



Comment:  Have you bothered to calculate how much energy would be
released by having the ash mineral of 10 grams of seeds absorb enough
light atoms from the air to gain a few % in mass?  Suppose of 10 grams,
1200 mg is ash, of which 800 mg is metals.  Suppose this gains 2% in
mass, due to absorption of 16 mg of oxygen from the air.  We want to
know how much energy is released when (say) 16 mg of oxygen-16 combines
with 24 mg of magnesium-24 to make 40 mg of calcium-40.  That leaves
you with 0.01736 mg of matter (back of envelope subtraction) to convert
to energy, over 3 or 4 weeks, call it 3e6 sec.  I have mislaid my
calculator, but 1.7e-5 g = 1.7e-8 kg.  Multiply by c^2 = 9e16 (m/sec)^2
gives 1.5e9 J.  Divide by 3e6 sec to get 500 watts, continuous.  Those
are some hot seeds, man, unless we toss conservation of energy.