Can specific biological signals be digitized?

被引:26
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作者
Jonas, WB
Ives, JA
Rollwagen, F
Denman, DW
Hintz, K
Hammer, M
Crawford, C
Henry, K
机构
[1] Samueli Inst Informat Biol, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
[2] Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
[3] Walter Reed Army Inst Res, Washington, DC USA
[4] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[5] George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[6] American Univ, Washington, DC 20016 USA
[7] Def Advance Res Projects Agcy, Arlington, VA USA
来源
FASEB JOURNAL | 2006年 / 20卷 / 01期
关键词
social management of science; controversial science claims; electromagnetic signals; digital biology; thrombin; fibrinogen; coagulation;
D O I
10.1096/fj.05-3815hyp
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
At the request of the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, we attempted to replicate the data of Professor Jacques Benveniste that digital signals recorded on a computer disc produce specific biological effects. The hypothesis was that a digitized thrombin inhibitor signal would inhibit the fibrinogen-thrombin coagulation pathway. Because of the controversies associated with previous research of Prof. Benveniste, we developed a system for the management of social controversy in science that incorporated an expert in social communication and conflict management. The social management approach was an adaptation of interactional communication theory, for management of areas that interfere with the conduct of good science. This process allowed us to successfully complete a coordinated effort by a multidisciplinary team, including Prof. Benveniste, a hematologist, engineer, skeptic, statistician, neuroscientist and conflict management expert. Our team found no replicable effects from digital signals. Jonas, W. B., Ives, J. A., Rollwagen, F., Denman, D. W., Hintz K., Hammer, M., Crawford, C., Henry, K. Can specific biological signals be digitized?
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