ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 03

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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characteristic feature of coherent and squeezed states (squeezed states of light or squeezed light characterizelight with noise below the standard quantum limit).
4.1.1. Correlation of Bio-photons with the functional state of the living systems
From the biophysical point of view every living being and its internal and external interactions can also be described in terms of electric and electromagnetic interactions and relationships. Studies of the interaction of coherent electromagnetic fields with living systems and biological materials suggest that living systems produce a characteristic pattern of frequencies of electromagnetic radiations as an expression of their electrochemical activities. The coherent emission of bio-photons is associated with the bio-energetic as well as the biocybernetic processes and thus closely correlated with the functioning of the living systems. Biophotons have been reported to correlate with the concentration of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), the products of breathing (Hideg E. 1993), and cell chromatin appears to be the most plausible source of bio-photons. Erythrocytes, which lack chromatin, do not emit bio-photons and correlations between bio-photon emission and the intercalation of inert substances like ethidium bromide into the DNA have been observed (M. Rattemeyer et al., 1981; Chwirot, 1986). Excited states of DNA have been investigated as possible sources and the emitted bio-photons may be considered as the electromagnetic expression of the genetic information. According to a theory developed by Popp and colleagues, the coherent bio-photonic field of the DNA provides the basic communication network that regulates the functioning of the living organism at all levels.
Highly dense coherent electromagnetic fields can be very efficient carriers of information since each molecule in the system has the capacity to get connected to every other one by the coherent fields. Electromagnetic radiations can be easily modulated and thus constitute excellent means for the transmission of information. Experimental evidence supporting the possibility of modulating biological functions and structures in a controlled way by applying electromagnetic fields has been presented. Electromagnetic fields can influence the communication between cells and within cells due to their ability to activate or change the motion of the electrical charges. In fact, specific variations in the configuration and temporal exposure patterns of extremely weak electromagnetic fields can produce highly specific biological responses, similar to pharmaceutical products. The exact origin of bio-photons remains unknown as yet; however, this important discovery by Russian and European scientists may have many interesting implications in several areas including consciousness,
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