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  "abstract": "Modern biology treats the DNA sequence as the principal program that sets a species' developmental rate, gestation period and maximum lifespan. Purely genetic accounts, however, leave the physical mechanisms of biological timekeeping incompletely specified. Within the Phase Torsional Biology (PTB) vocabulary we explore a speculative extension: DNA may be pictured not only as a digital code but also as a macromolecular structure whose isotopic mass-density profile contributes to an effective wave-impedance and phase-drag environment. Species differences in developmental timing and lifespan are organised, as a working hypothesis, as possible consequences of species-characteristic isotopic configurations that influence the global Kuramoto phase-locking frequency of the organism.\n\nEmbryonic organogenesis is examined through the same lens: isotopic fractionation gradients may help establish physical boundary conditions for tissue differentiation. Persistent environmental isotopic shifts are considered as one possible contributor to topological stress that could, under certain conditions, bias or accelerate speciation. Species boundaries are therefore hypothesised to be maintained not solely by genetic incompatibility but also, in part, by incompatible phase-locking frequencies set by distinct isotopic backgrounds.\n\nThe framework is offered strictly as a speculative organising picture. No first-principles derivation of developmental timing, lifespan or speciation from the G-MaTT field equation is claimed. All statements about evolutionary mechanisms are hypotheses. Concrete, falsifiable experimental questions are supplied.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Soon Hee@Bungsuh Yeo"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/by0wgthb3d4d4.bib",
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  "doi": "10.5281/zenodo.23448266",
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  "published": "2026-10-18",
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  "title": "The Isotopic Metronome — Isotopic Fractionation, Developmental Timing and Speciation as an Organising Hypothesis in Phase Torsional Biology",
  "title_text": "The Isotopic Metronome — Isotopic Fractionation, Developmental Timing and Speciation as an Organising Hypothesis in Phase Torsional Biology",
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