Re: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

["T. Mike Keesey" <tmk@dinosauricon.com>]

On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Nicholas Gardner wrote:

> <<the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states there is a degree of
> uncertainty when dealing with measurements because you cannot intrude upon a
> system without disturbing it.>>
>
> 1.  I'm looking for an example on how this deals with biological systems.
> Does anyone have one?

A prime example in paleontology is that when you excavate a fossil with
multiple elements, you usually destroy the original arrangement of the
elements. There may also be information in the material being cleared
away that is lost.

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