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Dr Popp exclaims: "We now know, today, that man is This theory has been supported by Dr Veljko Veljkovi¢, essentially a being of light!" who heads the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research In 1976, they were ready for their first test with and Engineering at the Vinéa Institute of Nuclear cucumber seedlings. The photomultiplier showed that — Science in Belgrade. She dared to ask the question that photons, or light waves, of a surprisingly high intensity has forever puzzled cellular biologists: what is it that were being emitted from the seedlings. In case the light enables the tens of thousands of different kinds of ad to do with an effect of photosynthesis, they decided molecules in the organism to recognise their specific hat their next test—with potatoes—would be to grow __ targets? he seedling plants in the dark. This time, when the Living processes depend on selective interactions seedlings were placed in the photomultiplier, they between particular molecules, and this is true for basic registered an even higher intensity of light. What's more, metabolism to the subtlest nuances of emotion. It's like he photons in the living systems they'd examined were trying to find a friend in a very big, very crowded more coherent than anything they'd ever seen. ballroom in the dark. Popp began thinking about light in nature. Light was The conventional picture of a cell even now is that of a present in plants and used during bag of molecules dissolved in water. photosynthesis. When we eat plant Through bumping into one another by oods, he thought, it must be that we chance (random collisions), those ake up the photons and store them. molecules that have complementary When we consume broccoli, for Popp found that shapes lock onto each other so that example, and digest it, it is . he appropriate biochemical reactions metabolised into carbon dioxide molecules In the can take place. This "lock and key" (CO2) and water, plus the light stored model has been refined to a more from the sun and photosynthesis. We cells responded lexible (and realistic) "induced fit" extract the CO2 and eliminate the to certain ypothesis that allows each molecule water, but the light—an EM wave— 0 o change shape slightly to fit the must be stored. When taken in by the frequencies, and other better after they get in touch, body, the energy of these photons that a range of but the main idea remains the same. dissipates and becomes distributed G 5 It is supposed to explain how over the entire spectrum of EM vibrations from enzymes can recognise their frequencies from the lowest to the photons respective substrates, and how the highest. . antibodies in the immune system This energy is the driving force caused a variety can grab onto specific foreign for all the molecules in our body. of frequencies in invaders and disarm them. By extension, that's how proteins can "dock" with different partner proteins, or latch onto specific nucleic acids to control gene expression, or assemble into ribosomes for translating proteins or other multi-molecular Before any chemical reaction can occur, at least one electron must be activated by a photon with a certain wavelength and enough energy. The award-winning biochemist Dr Albert L. Lehninger mentions in his textbook [Principles of complexes that modify the Biochemistry] that some reactions genetic messages in various in the living cell happen quite a lot faster than what ways. But with thousands—or even hundreds o corresponds to a 37°C temperature. The explanation thousands—of reactions happening each second in jus seems to be that the body purposely directs chemical one cell, this seems to be pushing the "mechanical" reactions by means of electromagnetic vibrations concept a bit too far. other molecules of the body. (biophotons). What has been proposed is that somehow each molecule sends out a unique electromagnetic field tha Photons (Light) Control Everything in the Cell can "sense" the field of the complementary molecule. Photons switch on the body's processes like an It's as if there is a "dance" in the cellular medium and orchestra conductor bringing each individual the molecules move to the rhythm. The music is instrument into the collective sound. At different supplied by the biophoton. frequencies, they perform different functions. Popp As Dr Mae-Wan Ho, of the Institute of Science and found that molecules in the cells responded to certain Society, comments: frequencies, and that a range of vibrations from the "(Veljko] Veljkovié and [Irena] Cosié proposed tha photons caused a variety of frequencies in other molecular interactions are electrical in nature, and they molecules of the body. take place over distances that are large compared with Popp found that molecules in the to certain frequencies, and that a range of vibrations from the photons caused a variety of frequencies in Photons (Light) Control Everything in the Cell Photons switch on the body's processes like an orchestra conductor bringing each individual instrument into the collective sound. At different frequencies, they perform different functions. Popp found that molecules in the cells responded to certain frequencies, and that a range of vibrations from the photons caused a variety of frequencies in other molecules of the body. JUNE - JULY 2012 NEXUS ¢ 47 cells responded other molecules of the body. www.nexusmagazine.com