2nd edition
John Evans
Eastern and Western Science
Fields and vibrations
Growth and form
The properties of extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields, and their effects on living systems, have only recently come into the public domain. Opposition to research in this area has been intense. But with the ending of the cold war, public concern about health hazards, and low frequency applications in medicine, the subject of bioelectromagnetism is beginning to enter mainstream science.
Ignoring most of the controversy, the author suggests a new approach to the fundamental problem of vertebrate structure, involving low-frequency electrical fields emanating from the notochord and spine. This has general support from the latest bioelectromagnetic research, and from computer simulations of the field geometry. It is also consistent with basic cellular studies in developmental embryology.
Such a thesis casts doubt on the feasibility of any biochemical theory of overall structure, and is unrelated to orthodox Darwinian theory. The medical implications could be very significant.
200 pages - 58 line drawings & graphics
