What Are Biophotons and How Light Influences Cellular Biology
How Ultraweak Light Emissions (Biophotons) Affect Cell Communication, Metabolism, and Physiology
Kendall Toerner
Published: November 29, 2025
Scientists including Fritz-Albert Popp and Roeland van Wijk have showed us that all biology uses precise low levels of light (photons). These biophotons help to orchestrate the over 100,000 chemical reactions that happen every second in every cell in the human body. Understanding them is key to cancer and disease prevention.
ELF-UV Light facilitates communication
Cells use small amounts of very regular and consistent packets of information held in photons of light to communicate. [1]
It sounds like science fiction, but light has always been well known to influence chemical reactions, and this is exactly how our cells influence biological reactions in an orderly fashion. [2]
Our cells are so efficient with this light that they can use a single photon of light over and over to influence reactions. All of this happens using water as a communication medium within the cell. [3]
More resources on biophotons
Book - Light in shaping life: Biophotons in biology and medicine
References
- Van Wijk, R. (n.d.). Light in shaping life: Biophotons in biology and Medicine. Meluna / Boekenservice.nl.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190506105504.htm
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27877-burst-of-light-speeds-up-healing-by-turbocharging-our-cells/
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