2000-02-28|Sunatori's Arrhenius Plot for Metabolism
Potential Discovery or Invention
Statistically speaking, countries in colder regions seem to have longer average human life expectancy than those in warmer regions. So, there seems to be a correlation between the ambient temperature and the life-span for a given species even though all human beings are warm-blooded.
Thus, the Arrhenius equation for chemical reaction should apply to the metabolism of organisms, contributing to the failure rate (death rate).
k = A * exp(-E/RT)
This hypothesis is analogous to the experimental observation that calorie-restricted diet leads to longer life expectancy.
Going the other way, the body temperature may be used to predict the life expectancy.
