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We suggest that the random distribution of stable isotopes may act as a contributing factor towards unpredictability and irreproducibility in living systems. In this respect isotopic randomness could act as a counterpart or competitor of the «standard» quantum-mech cal indeterminism.
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Berezin, A.A. Isotopic dimension in biology—A counterpart for quantum indeterminism?. Il Nuovo Cimento D 9, 731–733 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457033
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457033