Human Volitional Effects on a Model Bacterial System
Abstract
This paper presents experimental designs and results ofthree major studies inwhich a wellknown healer's intention to produce a healing effect was correlated with increased growth and motilityina well-characterized bacterial system. Use ofa model bacterial system made it possible to design a prototype experiment correlating intention with growth and motility effects in a remote shielded sterile system. Optimally growing bacterial cultures were prepared, and different amounts and types ofchemical antibacterial agents were added to cultures in separate test tubes. Multiple samples of such preparations were made and separated into twogroups, one tobetreatedbythe healer and the other toserve as untreated controls.
Statistical comparisons were madebetween
(1) healer-treated samples, (2) controls, and (3) extensive baseline data. Antibiotic dose response studies were also conducted using different types and amounts of inhibitors. Highly significant and reproducible effects of healer-treated samples over controls were found. As anticipated, differential dose response effects were found in which the healer's effects were more pronounced for lower concentrations of agents.
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