Mariana Cabral Schveitzer & Maria Luiza Bazzo
Two Brazilian Researchers Are Uncovering the Electromagnetic Language of Life
About the Book
Information Fields: Theory and Applications (Springer Nature, 2026) is a landmark publication that establishes a new frontier in science. Edited by Erico Azevedo and José Pissolato Filho, this volume brings together 17 chapters from leading researchers around the world to explore how information—not just matter and energy—may be a fundamental building block of reality. The book bridges quantum physics, biology, and psychology, offering a unified framework for understanding how information organizes the universe, from entangled particles to human consciousness.
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About the Authors
Mariana Cabral Schveitzer, PhD, is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) , one of Brazil’s leading research universities in health sciences. Her work sits at the intersection of integrative medicine, cellular biology, and the emerging science of bioelectromagnetism. With a background that bridges conventional and complementary approaches, Schveitzer brings a rare perspective to the study of how cells communicate through non-chemical means.
Maria Luiza Bazzo, PhD, is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) , another of Brazil’s premier institutions. Her research explores the frontiers of cellular communication, with a particular focus on how electromagnetic fields mediate biological information transfer. Bazzo’s work contributes to the growing evidence that life is not merely biochemical but bioelectromagnetic—a symphony of frequencies and fields.
Together, Schveitzer and Bazzo represent a new generation of researchers willing to explore phenomena that conventional biology has long ignored: biophotons, electromagnetic homeostasis, and the physical substrates of energy medicine. Their chapter is a systematic review of the evidence—rigorous, comprehensive, and boldly interdisciplinary.
About the Institutions
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) is a center of excellence in health sciences, known for its cutting-edge research in medicine, biology, and integrative health. Its researchers are increasingly exploring the frontiers where conventional science meets complementary approaches.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) is consistently ranked among Brazil’s top universities, with strong programs in biological sciences, health, and interdisciplinary research. Its commitment to exploring new paradigms makes it an ideal home for Bazzo’s work.
The Central Idea: Cells Speak More Than Chemistry
For decades, biology has operated on a core assumption: cells communicate through chemical signals. Hormones travel through the bloodstream. Neurotransmitters cross synapses. Cytokines coordinate immune responses. The language of life, we believed, is molecular.
But what if this is only part of the story?
What if cells also communicate through electromagnetic fields, biophotons, and quantum coherence—languages that operate beyond the chemical, beyond direct contact, beyond what our current instruments easily measure?
This is the provocative question at the heart of Schveitzer and Bazzo’s chapter. Through a systematic scoping review of 22 studies, they map the evidence for long-distance cellular communication mediated by electromagnetic fields (EMFs) . Their findings challenge reductionist assumptions and open the door to a more complete understanding of how life organizes itself. As they write:
This new view of science, expanded by help of new and better equipment and methods, has shown that many beliefs, previously attributed to faith or metaphysics, now have a scientific explanation.
Five Mechanisms of Electromagnetic Cellular Communication
The authors identify five distinct mechanisms through which cells may communicate via EMFs:
1. Ultra-Weak Photon Emission (Biophotons)
Every living cell emits light—ultra-weak photons that carry information. Discovered by Fritz-Albert Popp and others, biophotons are coherent, laser-like emissions that may coordinate biological processes, regulate mitosis, and transmit information across cellular networks.
The evidence:
- Biophotons are particularly associated with DNA
- They are emitted in specific rhythms that correlate with cellular states
- They may serve as “Qi” in the framework of traditional Chinese medicine
- Photon storage in cells has been experimentally demonstrated (Karbowski et al., 2016)
As Prasad et al. (2014) show, ultra-weak photon emission plays a potential role in cell communication, suggesting that light is not merely a byproduct of metabolism but an active signaling mechanism.
2. Intrinsic Electromagnetic Fields
Cells generate their own electromagnetic fields in the form of radiofrequency and infrared photons. These fields can interact with each other and with ambient electromagnetic fields, creating a dynamic informational network.
Key findings:
- Cells emit electromagnetic signals that can influence neighboring cells
- These fields enable resonant photon tunneling between cellular structures
- Even single-celled organisms like Paramecium respond to weak patterned magnetic fields (Fels, 2017)
As Han, Yang and Chen (2011) proposed, “quantum may be a new-found messenger in biological systems”—a radical idea that is gaining empirical support.
3. Bioelectric Signaling
Beyond chemical gradients, cells use electric fields and ion flows to communicate. This bioelectric signaling plays crucial roles in development, regeneration, and even cancer.
The evidence:
- Electromagnetic fields promote osteogenesis in stem cells through specific signaling pathways (Yong et al., 2014)
- Bioelectrochemical oscillations in signal transduction may explain acupuncture effects (Shang, 1993)
- Long-distance communication in development and cancer involves bioelectric networks (McMillen et al., 2021)
Stem cells, with their depolarized membranes, are particularly responsive to external EMFs, suggesting that bioelectric state determines receptivity to electromagnetic information.
4. Electromagnetic Homeostasis
Cells maintain a balance of electromagnetic interactions that controls metabolism and function. This electromagnetic homeostasis is as important as chemical homeostasis for cellular health.
Multiple studies support this view:
- Electromagnetic interactions regulate cell behaviors and morphogenesis (Sun et al., 2022)
- Mitochondria emit electromagnetic signals that influence nuclear transcription (Bagkos et al., 2015)
- Low-amplitude electromagnetic fields play a fundamental role in life organization (De Ninno & Pregnolato, 2017)
- Resonance in nonthermal biostimulation reveals “frequency medicine” mechanisms (Niu et al., 2024)
As early as 1989, Tsong recognized that long-distance cellular communication must involve electromagnetic signals through membrane receptors and enzymes—a prescient insight now supported by decades of research.
5. Photon Tunneling
Electromagnetic fields can act as intracellular communication devices through resonant photon tunneling. This mechanism allows signal transmission over short distances within the cell, bridging cellular structures in ways that chemical diffusion cannot. Bukhari and Shah (2011) describe how intrinsic electromagnetic fields and atom-field coupling in living cells enable this tunneling, suggesting a quantum basis for cellular coherence.
Bridging East and West: Acupuncture, Meridians, and Biophotons
One of the most fascinating aspects of this review is its exploration of how modern science is validating concepts from traditional medicine. Eight studies provide evidence linking electromagnetic cellular communication to acupuncture:
Acupuncture Mechanism
Silberstein (2009) and Yang & Han (2015) suggest that acupuncture disrupts neural transmission between Merkel cells through manipulation of C fiber tactile afferent axons at acupuncture points. The effects may be mediated by electromagnetic fields, not just neural signals.
Biophotons and Acupuncture
The Bonghan duct system—first described in the 1960s by Bonghan Kim—is proposed as an anatomical substrate for acupuncture meridians. Kwang-Sup Soh (2004) demonstrates that these ducts may function as optical channels for coherent biophotons, providing a scientific basis for “Qi” flow.
Dalmau-Santamaria (2013) explicitly interprets biophotons as a modern scientific interpretation of the traditional Qi concept—a bridge between ancient wisdom and contemporary physics.
Cellular Response to EMFs
Cells and tissues transmit and receive electromagnetic energies. Frequency modulation of the body’s electromagnetic field can activate cellular processes such as pain control and wound healing (Lu et al., 1999; Chang, 2013). This suggests that acupuncture’s therapeutic effects may operate through electromagnetic, not just biochemical, pathways.
Cellular Communication via EMFs
The emission of ultra-weak photons by cells—biophotons—plays a role as “Qi” in regulating biochemical processes and cell communication (Dalmau-Santamaria, 2013; Zhao & Han, 2013). The ancient concept of vital energy finds empirical grounding in modern photobiology.
The Interstitium and Bonghan Ducts: Physical Substrates for Electromagnetic Communication?
Recent discoveries in anatomy may provide the physical infrastructure for EMF-mediated cellular communication:
The Interstitium
In 2018, Benias et al. described the interstitium as a fluid-filled network within connective tissues—a previously unrecognized organ that may facilitate cell-to-cell communication and biochemical transport. Tomov et al. (2020) relate this interstitial network to acupuncture meridians, suggesting it could explain effects beyond nervous system interactions.
Junior (2020) boldly proposes that “the cellular interstitium could be the place where Chinese medicine meets western medicine”—a physical meeting point for two paradigms.
The Bonghan Duct System (Primo Vascular System)
First described in the 1960s, the Bonghan ducts (now often called the primo vascular system) are fine, thread-like structures that may underlie acupuncture meridians. Chikly et al. (2016) describe this system as a unique biological network with potential roles in tissue regeneration and homeostasis.
If the primo vascular system and interstitium are indeed specialized networks for cell-to-cell communication, they could be influenced by or responsive to EMFs. As the authors note:
There is a theoretical basis to propose that EMF might modulate the activity within this network and be affected by it.
However, they caution:
These ideas remain largely speculative. Robust experimental evidence confirming these interactions is still lacking.
Quantum Biology and the Role of Non-Coding DNA
The review also touches on one of the most exciting frontiers in biology: quantum effects in living systems.
Sun et al. (2022) provide a comprehensive framework:
- Microtubules and chromatin fibers function as electromagnetic oscillators
- The centrosome and cilium act as nanosized molecular electronic generators, fueling the microtubule network with electric currents
- Around 99% of genetic information from chromatin fibers is not transcribed—these non-coding DNA sequences may act as antennas detecting variations in cellular electromagnetic fields
As they write:
From the quantum biology point of view, electromagnetic interactions and photonic communications at intracellular and intercellular levels are indispensable for the emerging evolutions of eukaryotic cells and metazoan species.
This perspective transforms “junk DNA” into a sophisticated sensing array, and the cytoskeleton into a quantum communication network.
Resonance, Morphic Fields, and Sheldrake’s Vision
The authors explicitly connect their findings to Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of morphic resonance—a bold move in a scientific review.
Zhao and Han (2013) demonstrate that molecules and organisms possess inherent vibrational frequencies. When an external electromagnetic wave matches a molecule’s natural frequency, resonance occurs, and the molecule absorbs energy efficiently. This amplification could be vital for transmitting weak electromagnetic signals over long distances or through dense tissues.
Sheldrake (2009) proposes that “morphic fields” contain information that guides development and regeneration through resonance with past forms. Schveitzer and Bazzo suggest that Zhao and Han’s work offers a potential physical mechanism for morphic resonance:
If these vibrations act as carriers of information, then the concept of resonance between these vibrations provides a tangible physical pathway for morphic resonance to function.
This is not to claim that morphic resonance is proven—but that the vibrational frequencies Zhao and Han describe could be the physical substrate Sheldrake’s theory requires.
Consciousness, Psychic Energy, and the Unseen
Perhaps the most provocative section of the chapter addresses the role of consciousness and “psychic energy” in cellular regulation.
The authors ask directly:
Given the complexity of human organisms, for example, we must ask ourselves what role does a person play in generating all the electromagnetic energy and other forces used by their own cells? Does psychic energy participate in the composition of these forces used for cellular communication? And if it does, which pathways are involved?
They note that depending on the intensity and frequency of electromagnetic energy, a cell can develop healthily or take a carcinogenic path. If human intention, emotion, or consciousness can modulate these fields—as research on distant healing intentions (Radin et al., 2015; Schmidt, 2012) suggests—then the implications are profound.
They invoke the philosophical tradition, from Parmenides’ metaphysics to Duns Scotus’ haecceitas to Descartes’ method, noting that science has often excluded what it cannot measure. Meneghetti (2010) is cited for his observation that feelings, emotions, history, and culture are not mere superstition but values worth considering.
Sheldrake (2017) is quoted on his Perrott-Warrick Project findings:
Our mind goes far beyond the brain… There appears to be direct telepathic influence between animals, and between animals and humans. These phenomena are normal, not paranormal, are natural and not supernatural.
The semantic field of Antonio Meneghetti—unconscious information transmission between individuals—is presented as a framework for understanding how psychic energy might influence cellular function. As the authors conclude:
Demonstrating the pathways of action involving morphic resonance, telepathy, consciousness and the semantic field can bring science closer to what is still described as metaphysics, but which in everyday life are felt by living beings.
Why This Chapter Matters
Schveitzer and Bazzo’s review is significant for several reasons:
1. It synthesizes scattered evidence
By systematically reviewing 22 studies, they bring coherence to a fragmented field. The five mechanisms they identify provide a framework for future research.
2. It bridges paradigms.
From acupuncture meridians to biophotons, from the interstitium to quantum biology, they connect Eastern and Western traditions, ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science.
3. It takes non-chemical communication seriously
For too long, biology has dismissed electromagnetic signaling as irrelevant or impossible. This review demonstrates that the evidence can no longer be ignored.
4. It raises the metaphysical question
By asking about consciousness, intention, and psychic energy, they challenge reductionist assumptions and open the door to a more complete science of life.
5. It connects to the broader framework
Electromagnetic cellular communication may be a manifestation of the information fields Azevedo and Pissolato describe in Chapter 1. Biophotons, EMFs, and quantum coherence could be the biological expression of .
Key Takeaways
- Cells communicate through electromagnetic fields, not just chemicals. Five mechanisms are identified: ultra-weak photon emission, intrinsic EMFs, bioelectric signaling, electromagnetic homeostasis, and photon tunneling.
- Biophotons are real. Every living cell emits coherent light that may coordinate biological processes and transmit information.
- Acupuncture meridians may have physical substrates. The Bonghan duct system and interstitium could be anatomical structures for electromagnetic communication.
- “Qi” finds scientific expression. Biophotons and electromagnetic frequencies offer a modern interpretation of traditional vital energy.
- Quantum biology is emerging. Microtubules, chromatin, and non-coding DNA may function as electromagnetic oscillators and antennas.
- Resonance is key. When external frequencies match molecular vibrations, energy transfer is amplified—a possible mechanism for morphic resonance.
- The metaphysical question is unavoidable. If consciousness and intention can influence biological systems, science must find ways to study these effects.
- A new paradigm is needed. Reductionist, chemistry-only models of life are incomplete. An expanded science—integrating electromagnetism, quantum effects, and information fields—is emerging.
Connections to Other Chapters
This chapter resonates deeply with other contributions to the volume:
- Chapter 1 (Azevedo & Pissolato): as the fundamental information field—cellular EMFs may be biological manifestations of this field.
- Chapter 3 (Azevedo & Pissolato): Entanglement as nonlocal correlation—biophotons and cellular coherence may involve entangled states.
- Chapter 4 (Bandyopadhyay et al.): Fractal hyperspace and microtubule quantum coherence—the physical architecture for cellular EMF reception.
- Chapter 9 (Sheldrake): Morphic resonance—vibrational frequencies as the physical substrate for collective memory.
- Chapter 10 (Meneghetti): Semantic field—unconscious information transmission between humans, potentially mediated by the same principles as cellular communication.
- Chapter 11 (Radin et al.): Nonlocal experiences—psi phenomena as macro-scale manifestations of field-mediated communication.
About the Authors’ Contributions
Mariana Cabral Schveitzer brings expertise in integrative medicine and cellular biology, bridging conventional and complementary approaches with scientific rigor.
Maria Luiza Bazzo contributes deep knowledge of cellular communication phenomena, with a commitment to exploring frontiers that others avoid. Together, they have produced a chapter that is at once a systematic review, a bold synthesis, and an invitation to explore the hidden language of life.
For Further Exploration
- Key researchers: Fritz-Albert Popp (biophotons), Rupert Sheldrake (morphic resonance), James Oschman (energy medicine), Konstantin Korotkov (bioelectrography)
- Key concepts: Biophotons, primo vascular system (Bonghan ducts), interstitium, electromagnetic homeostasis, photon tunneling, bioelectric signaling
- Institutions: UNIFESP, UFSC
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Chapter 2: The Persistence of Information in a Quantum Reality
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