Mainstream Perspective
Proponents interested in biological transmutations fall outside the mainstream and are not part of the scientific discourse. Since these anomalies are not independently observed the foremost challenge to these claims is that the evidence is flawed. The "anomalous" evidence is either the result of experimental error or intentional falsification. Even if the evidence were reliable the biological transmutation hypothesis does not fit within mainstream theory. According to current models, nuclear reactions, such as transmutations, require large amounts of energy per particle. The required energy density is far larger than the energy densities manipulated by known molecular biology systems which function within the scale of chemical reactions. In addition, known nuclear reactions produce ionizing radiation, which has not been detected and would be damaging to biological systems.
In 1993 Kervran was awarded a parodic Ig Nobel prize due to his "improbable research" in biological transmutation, calling him an "ardent admirer of alchemy".
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