I read more science and studies than a normal person should, but I base my conclusions mostly on Common Sense. One does not need to be a scientist to use your own brain.
So here’s some interesting data and scientific information. Let’s see what you can make of it:
“We figured that in one human body, which contains around 37 billion cells (us 37 trillion), there were about 37 billion billion (37 x 21 zeros) chemical reactions, taking place every second.” (1)
Just for fun, here it is with the 21 zeros:
37,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Every second.
Of every day.
CAS Registry information on Chemical Substances:
194 million organic and inorganic substances, including alloys, coordination compounds, minerals, mixtures, polymers, and salts disclosed in publications since the early 1800s. (2) (Author’s Note: I wonder how many of them were thoroughly tested for their potential effects on the 37 billion billion reactions in the human body?)
~70 million protein and nucleic acid sequences (2) (Author’s note: Hmmm….protein and nucleic acid sequences. Can you say Food and Drugs?)
Enriched with ~8 billion experimental and predicted property data points and spectra. (2)
Updated daily with thousands of new substances to alert you to the most recent discoveries. (2) (Author’s Note: Thousands? A DAY???)
So, to recap, 37 billion billion biochemical reactions going on in the human body every second of every day multiplied by 194 million potential unnatural chemicals that the body does not have a way of processing (growing by thousands each day).
What could go wrong?
(1) Meer.com
(2) CAS.org