Could human skin be photosynthetic?

[John Larkin]

Too interesting of a story.

And too little doubt that the "destruction" of skin & organ cancer
through radiation is improper, instead focusing the radiation and
combining with this recent discovery should promote good cell
growth.

Perhaps but more complex is possible advancement in stem cell growth
as well.

Cancer cells, not stem cells.

John

 

[John O'Flaherty]

Cancer cells, not stem cells.

Or cancerous stem cells, creating all different types of cancer in the
body simultaneously.

 

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You've been reading too much Michael Crichton

Tim

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haha.. OR he's been reading too much of me.

Fact is, photosynthesis as it now occurs in nature is very
inefficient. Does anyone who knows, know what the energy efficiency
of photosynthesis is? Its well below 5% isn't it? So, you'd need
some sort of super efficient light machine made with nano-tech to
drive animals around. That's why plants stay rooted in one place -
less energy.

 

[JosephKK]

Bill Beaty [email protected] posted to sci.electronics.design:

But if it only provided a small bit of energy, it still would be
reinforced by
evolution. For example, if in two competing bacterial species one
species
outgrows the other by a small percentage, soon only one species will
exist.
If two human tribes face hard times, something like skin-
photosynthesis
might let one tribe pull through where they otherwise would die.

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Well slap yourself on the forehead. Revisit the distribution of skin
color vs protective clothing.