• Question: Could humans get our energy from a different source, not just food?

    Asked by wentwardroyalchant to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      like photosynthesis? I think that is definitely possible. We already produce vitamin D from sunlight, but I think we would have to do some GM to make people who could photosynthesis like plants.

      Pip?

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Perhaps, but your body is designed to turn food into energy.

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