In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:36:58 -0700: Hi, [snip] >This CANR reaction was to become Kervrans spark of inventive inquiry year >later and think for a moment - about a species that demands calcium for >survival (egg shells) and then see whether or not, in careful experiment, >this species can actually make it when necessary, due to deprived >conditions. Yes, it is the obvious tactic to take, in retrospect, but why >has this work been neglected by the mainstream? Plus, the experimental >method of Vauquelin was reported to be as stringent as Lavoisier's yet >there is little information online, on the actual experiments. A conspiracy >in itself. [snip] I'm a little leery of purported bio-transmutations that are supposed to produce Calcium. It is much easier for the chicken to leach some of the Ca from it's bones to produce an eggshell, as a temporary measure. The bones can then be restored at a later time when more Ca is available in it's diet.
IOW a proper accounting would need to made of how much Ca was present both before and after, but this can't be done without killing the chicken, and you can't kill the chicken twice. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
