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> ...lima bean plants grown in an atmosphere of 900ppm CO2, as compared to
> the current ambient of 385ppm (about half again higher than the 285ppm at
> the beginning of the Industrial Revolution), the leaf protein content
> decreased by 28%.
That is an interesting observation. Has much work has been done along this
line?
As previously mentioned here, 'protein' is a general designation for some
significant nutrients. I wonder, does the amino acid profile change? And,
as you posed, the question is whether -- assuming that this work is valid,
which I still doubt -- this might apply to pollens.
> This caused caterpillars to eat 20% more leaf area in order to obtain
> enough protein.
100 x 0.72 = 72
72 x 1.2 = 86.4
86.4 is not equal to 100
Curious
BTW, I understand work continues on Cold Fusion -- FWIW.
> Please forgive me if I'm a little curt tonight--an oak fell across our
> power line outside my bedroom last night, and the utility company was
> working on it until dawn, so I didn't get much sleep.
Glad it did not fall across the bedroom.
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