BIOPHOTONS: A SCIENTIFIC REALITY OR MYTH?
By
Mohamed Hindawy1; Tarek Essa1; Manal Mohamed Hatem1; Elmuataz EA Mohammed2; Mohamed F. Lutfi2; Ramaze F. Elhakim2; Nagwa El Amin3; Khawaja Shahid Rafi3; Attia M. Gabr4
1 Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
3 Department of Biology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
4 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
All living organisms continuously emit weak light (biophotons); a phenomenon known as “biological Ultra-Weak Photon Emissions” (UPE). This phenomenon was first discovered in the 1920s in mitotic cells of onion roots, but later on with the discovery of the photomultiplier tubes in the 1950s, the wavelengths of the emission spectrum could be identified. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is proposed to be the reason behind production of this type of light emission. Being a coherent electromagnetic field, it has been agreed that biophotons may be the foundation of intercellular communication that is responsible principally for neural signal transmission responsible for of the higher brain functions. This narrative article reviews the published literature on the emission of biophotons and its probable role in local and systemic intercellular communication in an attempt to bring such information into an area of application that may be beneficial to practitioners, as a novel applicable evaluation to be used in validating the patient’s response after the operator’s approach.
December 2024