In response to someone's previous query. I recently came across the David Hudson Page, but at present can't find it now, although I have it saved to disk. It was on one of the KeelyNets or their mirrors. Longer burn-time during the analysis yielded increasingly refractory material in order of their boiling points. He further went on with various procedures calcinations, reductions etc. in which he claims to have isolated the essence of gold in its free radical vs metallic form which still retains its poly-molecular bonds.
Some people think so.
C.L. Kervan in his book Biological Transmutations mapped out evidentiary 'proof' of many morphologic changes that can, and do occur in biologic organisms on a daily basis. Another good read, if you can find a copy. Kervan's notion is one of atomic assimilation or coalescence without the liberation of ionizing radiation. I do believe that we are at a point where we can describe the process without the need for unnecessary obfuscation. Kervan's notion is supported by the fact of the deuterium nucleus has a lower energy state than two independent hydrogen nuclei on their own.