Biophotons

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Photophysical Reactions in Cells

   • G. Renger

   Pages 1-17

3. Weak Light Emission from Bacteria and Their Interaction with Culture Media

   • R. Vogel, R. Süßmuth

   Pages 19-44

4. Biophotons and Defense Response in Plants

   • M. Hiramatsu

   Pages 45-55

5. Experimental Examination on the Possible Optical Interaction between two Separate Cell Populations

   • L. Bei, T.-H. Hu, X. Shen

   Pages 57-64

6. Luminometry in Cellular Stress Research

   • J. E. M. Souren, R. Van Wijk

   Pages 65-78

7. UV-Induced DNA Damage and Repair: A Powerful Light Trapping System in DNA in Order to Convert Light Energy into Biochemical Signals

   • H. J. Niggli

   Pages 79-86

8. The Photon Count Statistic Study on the Photon Emission from Biological System Using a New Coincidence Counting System

   • F. A. Popp, X. Shen

   Pages 87-92

9. Weak Photon Emission of Non-Linear Chemical Reactions of Amino Acids and Sugars in Aqueous Solutions

   • V. L. Voeikov, V. I. Naletov

   Pages 93-108

10. Coherence and Biophoton Emission as Investigated on Acetabularia Acetabulum

    • F. Musumeci, A. Scordino, A. Triglia

    Pages 109-120

11. Biophoton Emission from Developing Eggs and Embryos: Non-Linearity, Wholistic Properties and Indications of Energy Transfer

    • L. V. Beloussov, N. N. Louchinskaia

    Pages 121-141

12. Measuring Weak Light Signals not Far from Noise-Level

    • W. Heering

    Pages 143-157

13. Measurement of Low-Level Light Emission under Labconditions

    • D. Gall, J. Fisch, R. Nolte, A. Walkling

    Pages 159-181

14. Whole-Body Counting of Biophotons and Its Relation to Biological Rhythms

    • S. Cohen, F. A. Popp

    Pages 183-191

15. Fluorescence Imaging Technique for Detection of Human Melanoma

    • B. W. Chwirot, S. Chwirot, K. S£owikowska, J. Redziñski, J. Tazbir, J. Sir et al.

    Pages 193-200

16. Electro-Luminescence and Its Application

    • J. J. Chang, F. A. Popp

    Pages 201-215

17. Biological Organization: A Possible Mechanism Based on the Coherence of “Biophotons”

    • J. J. Chang, F. A. Popp

    Pages 217-227

18. Do We Always Need to Know Molecular Origin of Light Emitted by Living Systems?

    • B. W. Chwirot

    Pages 229-237

19. The Physical Background and the Informational Character of Biophoton Emission

    • F. A. Popp, J. J. Chang

    Pages 239-250

20. Photon Emission of Cereal Seeds, “Biophotons”, as a Measure of Germinative Ability and Vigour

    • B. F. Zeiger

    Pages 251-297

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.

• Biophoton
• amino acids
• cells
• fluorescence
• imaging
• living systems
• reaction

• Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

  Jiin-Ju Chang

• International Institute of Biophysics, Hombroich, Germany

  Jiin-Ju Chang, Fritz-Albert Popp

• Institute of Optical Devices, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany

  Joachim Fisch

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