A team of scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada have proven that the luminous aura of living beings, including humans, felt by mystics and visionaries, really does exist. Using highly sensitive cameras capable of capturing individual photons of light, they discovered that each person emits a faint glow invisible to the naked eye. This ultra-weak photon radiation is the result of natural biochemical processes. When cells produce energy, they emit a small amount of light in the form of photons. This process occurs in the mitochondria, the cellular structures where sugars are broken down with the help of oxygen through oxidative metabolism.
In experiments with mice, digital cameras took pictures with an hour-long exposure - first while the animal was alive, then after its death. The first picture showed photons emanating from different parts of the animal's body, with a concentration over the organs, head and paws. In the second picture, taken after death, almost all the photon radiation had disappeared. Scientists associate the disappearance of light after death with the cessation of oxygen supply to tissues. Without oxygen, oxidative metabolism ceases, and light is not produced. In a similar discovery by Japanese researchers, the light emanating from people was recorded back in 2012 using a highly sensitive camera. Interestingly, the brightness of the glow changes during the day - in the morning it is stronger, and by night it is almost imperceptible.
As noted in the hi-tech.mail publication, the discovered property of ultra-weak photon radiation opens up new possibilities in medical diagnostics. Since the amount of emitted light changes depending on the recovery processes in the body, this can indicate areas with damaged tissue. By analyzing which tissues emit excess or insufficient light, doctors will be able to assess the patient's health in a non-invasive way. Some researchers even suggest using ultra-weak photon radiation to track the progression of diseases such as Alzheimer's. In the future, the technology for registering ultra-weak glow may find application not only in medicine, but also in ecology - for monitoring the health of entire ecosystems, such as forests, by observing their night glow.
