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Ariel Habshush

Electrical Engineering student, The Cooper Union For The Advancement of Science and Art

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Our bodies are amazing nano/micro electrical factories!

Did you know that our cells have electric and mechanical systems like the ones you can find inside your electronic devices? For example, the electrical properties of nerve cells (neurons) can be modeled using the same electrical circuit theories! In a way, our bodies are complex biological machines! Let's discuss this in details!

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Closing Statement from Ariel Habshush

Throughout this session many examples have been given that depict how our bodies contain electrical and mechanical systems. A specific electrical system example was how the cell membrane can be compared to a BJT and PN junction semiconductor devices (see Andrew and Simon's comments). As an electrical engineering student I find it fascinating that our cells can be compared to circuit components. With regards to mechanical systems, Steven said that the human leg can be modeled as a spring governed by the equation F=-Kx. It amazing how such complex creatures as ourselves can be studied using equations governing physics!

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  • Francesco Bottai

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    Feb 3 2012: Till we would not learn to look at metabolic process and other basic meccanisms as bioelectrical process , relegating the bioelectricity's interest only to organs openly and clearly with an electrical activity we cannot understand how are important and basical the electrical phenomenas and bioelectronic for cells and tissues. For instance the regulatory acid/basic system of is a balance between elctronegative and posivitive charges . Inflammatory process( and chronic disease ) are tipically acid in nature and so low in electrons , the tissue are without the electron's potential ,necessary for living process, via the mythocondria whic are as the batteries of the cells, in all chronic disease more and more is recognised the role of the mithoocondria that changing their rate of activity swithing to a state without a oxygen ( anaerobic state ) lessens their rate production of ATP approxima 30 times. The availability of oxygen in solution is stricly depending from electrons. Thera are study that show how could be reversed a chronical process , giving electrons. Our bodies need electrons ( alcaline support ) for living , and more electrons for repairing tissue , growth and regrowth. If our body can'nt find easily electrons , disrupt the alcaline reserve of electrons in basic tissue. The easy flow of blood needs vitally of electrons. Not only our organs work as electronical device they need a flow of electrons , need to be grounded need to be calibrated at ground; so we are born to be in contact with the earth with his reserve of electrons to avoid cortocircuit for to much protons ( freeradical ). But more and more interest is how the web of interstitial matrix , and intracellular matrix ( BWW , the BodyWide Web) is linked in the process of trasmission of information and olografic conscience in this amazing 2BE 2BC BIOS ( bioelectrical, bioelectronical;biocybernetic, bioconscient; Biosystem ) with the work of the double function , wave and particule of electrons

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