Nonlinearity, coherence and complexity: Biophysical aspects related to health and disease

Abstract

Overview

Biological organisms are described as complex open dissipative systems that maintain dynamical stability through the exchange of matter, energy, and information. This stability is crucial for efficient adaptive dynamics in health and response to disease.

Findings

• The study introduces the role of a self-consistent state of matter combined with an electromagnetic field (EMF) in living organisms.
• It explores the soliton model of charge transport in biological systems, discussing how solitons that form in polypeptides emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR) due to electron-lattice interactions. This emission may lead to the synchronization of soliton dynamics, intensifying the general EMF.
• Biological molecules, notably with complex structures like helices, facilitate effective energy and charge transport and contribute to the stability and functionality of biophysical processes, enhancing dynamical stability and information processing capabilities.

Conclusion

The study suggests a biophysical mechanism through which endogenous EMF and coherence in biological systems could potentially influence health dynamics and disease processes, emphasizing the intricate relationship between biological structure, biophysical stability, and electromagnetic phenomena.