Cell Language 229“6x9” b2861 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and MatterBy water structures I do not mean just the structure of individual
water molecules, H–O–H , but also the equilibrium and dissipative
structures of n water molecules forming what Del Guidice and his group
refer to as “coherence domains” [110, 364], where n could be up to 10^9
or more.
The H–O bond in the water molecule vibrates with the frequency
in the range of ~ 1013 Hz (cycles per second). When millions of such
bond vibrations are coupled (or resonate with one another), many low-
frequency periodic motions (with frequencies down to a few Hz) can be
produced in coherence domains, according to the Fourier theorem, and
such low-frequency motions (or modes) of water structures are referred
to as “aquaresonances” [503] in analogy to “aquaporins”. What is truly
amazing is that we now have an instrument called CymaScope [493]
that can visualize for us such low-frequency modes of water structures
induced by sounds. Some examples of these so-called CymaGlyphs are
shown in Figures 4.14 and 4.15. These images are due to the sound-
induced pressure changes in the refractive index of water. All resonant
structures are dissipative structures (Section 2.6) since they disappear
when energy supply is blocked. The CymaGlyphs shown in Figures 4.14
and 4.15 are no exceptions — they disappear within seconds if the input
of sound energy during a CymaScopic experiment is interrupted. Under
natural conditions, in addition to natural sound causing aquaresonances,
the electromagnetic waves in the frequency ranges of 1–100 Hz (called
the Schumann resonances [518]) populating the space between the Earth
and the ionosphere can provide the energy needed to produce natural
aquaresonances on the surface of the Earth which might have contrib-
uted to the origin of life [494, 498].
It has been known for over a half a century in chemistry that the rate-
limiting steps in many chemical reactions are the process of rearranging the
structure of the hydration shells (and the associated aquaresonances) sur-
rounding the reactants and products of the reaction at the transition state.
This fact is known as the FCP [70] which I generalized and applied to
enzyme catalysis in 1974 (see [25, Figure 2.4]). Thus, if the GFCP, also
called the Principle of Slow and Fast Processes (PSFP) [7, p. 53], applies
to all living processes, it would be logical to conclude Statement (4.37).
Thus, we may refer to Statement (4.37) as the “Aquaresonance Postulate of
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