I agree with Bill. Not much here...
Yes, matter IS converted to energy and
such calculations are truly amazing. Your
students may be doing those calculations
in Chemistry or Physics classes. For example:
in nuclear fusion, hydrogen atoms combine to
form helium...the mass lost in this fusion
can be calculated to yield much energy and
that IS the energy of sunlight that drives all
biological processes (directly in PS or indirectly
in most others).
ross
Ross E. Koning, PhD
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Eastern Connecticut State University
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> From: hesperaloe at aol.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 10:47 PM
> To: plant-ed at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Subject: Q: Bio & E=mc2
>> I was talking about Conservation of Matter in a plant bio. course for
> non-majors and made the point that equations always need to be balanced.
> One
> bright student pointed out that E=mc2 suggests matter can sometimes be
> converted to energy.
>> My question: Are there any biology applications to this equation? Or is
> this
> equation irrelevant to biologists?
>>>>>Ross E. Koning, PhD
Professor of Biology - Goddard Hall
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT 06226 USA
Pager: (860)-744-2705 (leave return number at beep)
Office: (860)-465-5327
Home: (860)-423-9724
Email: koning at easternct.edu
Home: koningr at snet.nethttp://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu
> ----------
> From: hesperaloe at aol.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 10:47 PM
> To: plant-ed at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Subject: Q: Bio & E=mc2
>> I was talking about Conservation of Matter in a plant bio. course for
> non-majors and made the point that equations always need to be balanced.
> One
> bright student pointed out that E=mc2 suggests matter can sometimes be
> converted to energy.
>> My question: Are there any biology applications to this equation? Or is
> this
> equation irrelevant to biologists?
>>>
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