"j" <news at dynamica.org> wrote in message
news:3e1a9495$0$49100$e4fe514c at news.xs4all.nl...
> >
> > I am a biologist/chemist - at least on cursory examination the list
seems
> > reasonably complete. There are nonzero amounts of almost any other
stable
> > isotope in human body, just depending on how much you're exposed to. For
> > instance, daily exposure to fluorinated toothpaste will result in
> > accumulation of fluorine (which if I remember correctly isn't on your
> list).
> > Exposure to certain medication (and natural abundance) means a small
> degree
> > of retention of Lithium. Exposure to leaded gas or its derivatives would
> > result in slight incorporation of Lead. There is a reasonable amount of
> > Boron in the human body also, especially if it's true that certain
> bacteria
> > use boro-organics to signal each other (or if you were exposed to
Borax).
> > This can go on ad infinitum :) oh don't forget if you ever played with
> > yellow fluorescent glass marbles, chances are you've been exposed to
> Uranium
> > salts (perfectly harmless at that dosage). If you ever lived in or near
> > Eastern Europe (Chernobyl) or other sites of nuclear accidents you have
> > probably been exposed to all sorts of esoteric isotopes which in turn
> > decayed to various interesting elements.
> >
>> groovy, so indeed all the kings horses and all the kings men won't be able
> to
> put humpty dumpty together again . I take it these external elements get
> within
> the body as well, so they're indistinguishable from the "honest
ingredients"
> ?
>> Oh I see, probably when a child is born it already contains a host of
> elements
> from its mother, which could come from anywhere, It seems then there's
> really
> no way of knowing what the base ingredients are then ?
>> The idea is to get all the necessary ingredients together that would, if
> mixed well
> of course, create a human being. Then provide a mixer as a do-it-yourself
> kit..
> So do you consider the list ok so as to contain all these essentials ? I
> would like
> to make a presentation of these ingredients in a galery in Paris, but
before
> I need
> to know is it safe to say for me that these ingredients could really be
"one
> human being"
>> thanks,
>> Jonathan
>Hasn't it been said already in religious texts that humans are essentially
made of clay :-) What's new in what you are going to present in Paris? Are
you talking about some kind of art piece (handfuls of "ingredients" combined
together)?
-Emir
