It is shown, using the example of fatty acids contained in living things, that the temperature adaptation of the living things chemical composition is a consequence of the second principle of thermodynamics in its classical form. The obtained result is interesting since the application of equilibrium thermodynamics to living organisms was being rejected for a long time because of the complexity and open nature of these organisms.
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