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Re:High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organ... by maxerickson on Sunday April 09, 2017 @01:10PM (#14073244)
They mean the atomic structure of the atoms in the molecules:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotope

Not sure what biological processes are sensitive to that though.

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Re:High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organ... by yomly on Sunday April 09, 2017 @01:51PM (#14073452)
Here is a review of some of the studies going into the isotopic chemistry of living organisms:

https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/biogenic-chemical-el...

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