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

[Gino Santini]

At 18:35 +0100 26-10-2008, Gino Santini wrote:

>-SIOMI / Redazione di Omeopatia33
>-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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