Biophotons
Biophotons
Biophotons are extremely weak light emissions emitted by living cells. They are considered carriers of biological information and play an important role in cell communication, regeneration and energetic regulation of the organism.
The concept of biophotons originates from biophysical research and is closely linked to the idea that light plays a central role in life and health. In regulatory medicine and in procedures such as bioresonance therapy, biophotons are regarded as subtle information carriers that can be used for diagnosis and therapy.
Origin and scientific background
The term ‘biophotons’ was coined by German biophysicist Prof. Dr. Fritz-Albert Popp. In the 1970s, he discovered that living cells – such as those found in humans, animals or plants – continuously emit ultra-fine light radiation in the UV to visible range. These emissions are about 1,000 times weaker than the light that the human eye can perceive, but can be detected with special measuring devices such as photomultipliers.
Popp and other scientists discovered that these light signals are coherent – similar to laser light – and represent a kind of ordered information field. This led to the theory that cells communicate via light. This light-based communication is potentially much faster and more precise than biochemical signal transmission.
Function of biophotons in the body
According to this theory, biophotons perform several key tasks in the biological system:
- Cell communication: Biophotons enable cells to exchange information about their condition with each other.
- Regulation of biological processes: Light emission influences enzyme activities, cell division, immune processes and healing.
- Information storage and transmission: Cells can encode and transmit information about light frequencies.
- Regulatory function: Biophotons contribute to structural and functional order within the organism.
Disturbed or weak biophoton emission can be an indication of disease processes or energetic blockages – even before clinical symptoms appear.
Biophotons in regulatory medicine
In regulatory medicine – particularly in areas such as bioresonance, light therapy and energy diagnostics – the concept of biophotons is used to specifically influence the information and energy levels of humans.
Some areas of application:
- Biophoton analysis: Analysis of cell radiation to detect energetic imbalances or regulatory disorders.
- Biophoton treatment: Stimulation of cells using targeted light (laser, LED, coloured light) to improve cell communication.
- Information transfer: Transfer of therapeutically effective frequency patterns via light or carrier media (e.g. ampoules, globules).
- Adjunctive therapy for chronic diseases: promoting self-regulation by strengthening cell information.
Biophotons are understood here as carriers of order and healing impulses. Therapeutic procedures based on this principle aim to reactivate the body’s own regulatory mechanisms and promote natural energy flow.
Connection to bioresonance
Bioresonance therapy and non-linear analysis also indirectly use the concept of biophotons. This is based on the assumption that every cell emits a specific electromagnetic frequency – comparable to an individual light pattern. Illnesses or stress alter these signals. Targeted frequency treatment (resonance) is used to harmonise ‘disturbed’ cell information and restore the natural state of vibration – in line with biophoton theory.
In 2025, scientists detected light emissions in living beings that could indicate the presence of an aura.
(Further information: https://www.mdr.de/wissen/medizin-gesundheit/aura-messbare-lichtemissionen-bei-lebewesen-entdeckt-100.html)
Conclusion
Biophotons are a fascinating link between modern biophysics, holistic medicine and energetic healing methods. As ultra-fine light pulses emitted by every living cell, they contribute to cell communication, information processing and regulation in the body. In regulatory medicine, biophotons serve as the basis for innovative diagnostic and therapeutic concepts that assess and treat people on a subtle level – gently, precisely and individually.
Other glossary terms
- Frequency medicine
- Morphic fields / Morphogenetic fields
- Bioenergetic testing
- Consciousness
- Ayurveda
- Aura
- Acupuncture and acupressure
- Popp, Fritz-Albert
- Photoelectric effect (Albert Einstein)
- Non-linear systems
- Information medicine
- Frequencies
- Entropy, entropy values
- Double-slit experiment
- Holistic medicine
- Non-locality
- Quantum field
- Coherence in biophoton radiation
- Light quanta in biological systems
- Photon emission from living cells
- DNA as a light emitter
- Energy fields
- Bioresonance method (BRM)
- Naturopathy
- Kinesiology
- Phytotherapy
- Homeopathy
- Energy medicine
- Complementary medicine