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From steam engines to bioenergetics

Thermodynamics is a combination of the Greek words for heat and energy. But are they the same thing? Watch Dr James McEvoy explain in this short video

The science of thermodynamics started with steam engines. We use the same concepts and laws of thermodynamics to analyze biological energy.

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Understanding Biological Energy

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