[Omeo33] Art 0754 - Homeopathy, 2007, 96 (3), 151-157

[Gino Santini]

The history of the Memory of Water
Yolène Thomas

'Homeopathic dilutions' and 'Memory of Water' are 
two expressions capable of turning a peaceful and 
intelligent person into a violently irrational 
one,' as Michel Schiff points out in the 
introduction of his book 'The Memory of Water'. 
The idea of the memory of water arose in the 
laboratory of Jacques Benveniste in the late 
1980s and 20 years later the debate is still 
ongoing even though an increasing number of 
scientists report they have confirmed the basic 
results.
This paper, first provides a brief historical 
overview of the context of the high dilution 
experiments then moves on to digital biology. One 
working hypothesis was that molecules can 
communicate with each other, exchanging 
information without being in physical contact and 
that at least some biological functions can be 
mimicked by certain energetic modes 
characteristics of a given molecule. These 
considerations informed exploratory research 
which led to the speculation that biological 
signaling might be transmissible by 
electromagnetic means. Around 1991, the transfer 
of specific molecular signals to sensitive 
biological systems was achieved using an 
amplifier and electromagnetic coils. In 1995, a 
more sophisticated procedure was established to 
record, digitize and replay these signals using a 
multimedia computer. From a physical and chemical 
perspective, these experiments pose a riddle, 
since it is not clear what mechanism can sustain 
such 'water memory' of the exposure to molecular 
signals. From a biological perspective, the 
puzzle is what nature of imprinted effect (water 
structure) can impact biological function. Also, 
the far-reaching implications of these 
observations require numerous and repeated 
experimental tests to rule out overlooked 
artifacts. Perhaps more important is to have the 
experiments repeated by other groups and with 
other models to explore the generality of the 
effect. In conclusion, we will present some of 
this emerging independent experimental work.

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