A recent experiment conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada has uncovered a phenomenon that challenges our understanding of life after death. Physicist Vahid Salari and his team observed a faint glow in mice and leaves from two different plant species, which appears to cease after death.
The study used specialized cameras to capture individual photons emitted by cells in living and dead animals. The results showed a significant drop in the number of photons emitted by mice after they were euthanized. Similarly, when researchers stressed plant leaves with physical injuries and chemical agents, they found that the injured parts glowed more brightly than the uninjured parts.
The phenomenon is thought to be caused by reactive oxygen species, which are produced by living cells in response to stressors such as heat, poisons, or lack of nutrients. The discovery has sparked speculation about the possibility of using biophotons to monitor the health of individuals, including humans.
While the findings may seem unconventional, they have significant implications for our understanding of life and death. Further research is needed to determine whether this phenomenon can be scaled up to larger subjects, such as whole human patients or crops. The study’s results were published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-emit-a-visible-light-that-vanishes-when-we-die-says-surprising-new-study