Integrative Biophysics: Biophotonics [Hardcover]

Fritz-Albert Popp (Editor), L.V. Beloussov (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003 | ISBN-10: 1402011393 | ISBN-13: 978-1402011399 | Edition: 1

Most of the specialists working in this interdisciplinary field of physics, biology, biophysics and medicine are associated with "The International Institute of Biophysics" (IIB), in Neuss, Germany, where basic research and possibilities for applications are coordinated. The growth in this field is indicated by the increase in financial support, interest from the scientific community and frequency of publications. Audience: The scientists of IIB have presented the most essential background and applications of biophotonics in these lecture notes in biophysics, based on the summer school lectures by this group. This book is devoted to questions of elementary biophysics, as well as current developments and applications. It will be of interest to graduate and postgraduate students, life scientists, and the responsible officials of industries and governments looking for non-invasive methods of investigating biological tissues.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402011393
• ISBN-13: 978-1402011399
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,489,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book on biophotons and biophotonics, May 24, 2008

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Max (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Integrative Biophysics: Biophotonics (Hardcover)

This is best so far book on biophotons and biophotonics. All authors are scientists and write their views on the subject from strictly scientific, experimental point of view. There are theoretical works in the book but the style and way of thinking is scientific. The subject of the book are biophotons, i.e. photons irradiated by cells. The authors come very close to biological energy and biological fields, but don't cross the line. The team of authors is international. It is centered around the International Institute of Biophysics in Germany. Unfortunately, American science is behind the rest of the world in this field. Part of that is due commercial dominance of pharmaceutical industry, part of that if due to fear of unscientific way of thinking. Thus, the science of biophotonics that comes close to scientific explanation of biological fields is almost non-existent in States. This book therefore would be recommended to scientists interested in learning current level of thinking and research in the field.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect science of life, June 22, 2009

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Jitka N. Ligwo (Brno, Czech) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Integrative Biophysics: Biophotonics (Hardcover)

It's a hard book. Is extremely sharp scientific - not to make any possibility to misinterprete presented facts. Facts about biophotons and the electromagnetic (not chemical) nature of life.

But there are lot of money-holders /pharmaceutical industry and connected banks/ who are not happy. Even German public TV channel reversed scientific facts by manipulating a research report of the F.A.Popp group. And books are presented about Biophotonics Introduction to Biophotonics which don't mention any facts of biophotons, explored for many years in IIB Neuss.

Curiously, there are only four known interactions /or fields/ and related forces in nature, and no 'chemical interaction'.

Remains one question - where to go with research - with 'chemical' money to hell, or without them to heaven .. or maybe with biophotons to nature?