Biophotons

by Jiin-Ju Chang (Editor), Fritz Albert Popp (Editor), Joachim Fisch

Overview of Biophotons

It is now well established that all living systems emit a weak but permanent photon flux in the visible and ultraviolet range. This biophoton emission is correlated with many, if not all, biological and physiological functions. There are indications of a hitherto-overlooked information channel within the living system. Biophotons may trigger chemical reactivity in cells, growth control, differentiation and intercellular communication, i.e. biological rhythms. The basic experimental and theoretical framework, the technical problems and the wide field of applications in the food industry, medicine, pharmacology, environmental science and basic sciences are presented in this book, which also includes the rapidly growing literature.
This book is written by the most outstanding international scientists familiar with this topic who have been working in this field for many years.

Synopsis of Biophotons

It is now well established that all living systems emit a weak but permanent photon flux in the visible and ultraviolet range. This biophoton emission is correlated with many, if not all, biological and physiological functions. There are indications of a hitherto-overlooked information channel within the living system. Biophotons may trigger chemical reactivity in cells, growth control, differentiation and intercellular communication, i.e. biological rhythms. The basic experimental and theoretical framework, the technical problems and the wide field of applications in the food industry, medicine, pharmacology, environmental science and basic sciences are presented in this book, which also includes the rapidly growing literature.
This book is written by the most outstanding international scientists familiar with this topic who have been working in this field for many years.

Booknews

The term biophotons has begun replacing other terms including mitogenetic radiation, dark luminescence, ultraweak photon emission, low level luminescence, chemiluminescence, and bioluminescence. The terms all refer to the phenomenon that living systems emit a weak but permanent photon flux in the visible and ultraviolet range, a biophoton emission that is correlated with many, if not all, physiological functions. Here 25 contributions present the basic experimental and theoretical framework, the technical problems, and the wide field of applications in the food industry, medicine, pharmacology, environmental science, and basic sciences. The papers were presented at a symposium held at the Technical Universitat Ilmenau, and the International Institute of Biophysics in Neuss, Germany 1997. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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