Re: Can a modulated laser rewrite portions of the DNA molecule?

Hi Roy,

Thanks for submitting your question to the MadSci Network. I did a google search using some of the terms from your question and found this site:
http://sol.gaia.com/blog/2007/11/dna_activation_healing_and_enlightenment

And below is an excerpt from this site (in blue):
"Having discovered Horowitz and Puleo, I was then fortunate enough to stumble on another book that greatly expanded my awareness of the immense scope of human potential: The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge, by French anthropologist Jeremy Narby. The Cosmic Serpent is an exploration of DNA from a shamanic perspective that describes how sound can be used to stimulate a genetic self-repair mechanism. Intrigued (and desperate) enough to delve into this subject, I learned that the power of sound to activate DNA had recently been documented by the Gariaev group in Russia. Dr. Peter Gariaev and his brilliant team of geneticists and linguists proved that damaged DNA can be healed without gene splicing or other physical manipulation by merely immersing it in radio and light waves keyed to human language frequencies."

"According to Gariaev's research, DNA not only assembles proteins but also stores and communicates data in a decidedly linguistic fashion. His team found that the genetic code in “junk” or potential DNA follows, for practical purposes, the same foundational rules as human languages. In order to prove this, the syntax, semantics and grammar of language and DNA were compared. It was discovered that potential DNA's alkaline sequences closely mirror linguistic communication rules. This strongly suggests that the many human languages did not appear randomly, as is commonly believed, but reflect our essentially similar genetics. Supported by Braden’s revolutionary discovery that the ancient Hebrew name for God is code for DNA based on the latter's chemical composition of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon, Gariaev's findings offer scientific corroboration that in the beginning was the Word!"

"Gariaev and his colleagues also studied DNA's uncommon electromagnetic behavior. They concluded that living chromosomes function exactly like holographic biocomputers powered by DNA's own laser radiation. The Gariaev team modulated certain linguistic frequencies onto a laser. With this technology of language-modulated codes translated into radio and light waves, they were not only able to heal damaged chromosomes–they also regrew endocrine glands in animals, stimulated regrowth of new adult teeth in humans, and even successfully altered genetic expression. Amazingly, they obtained results similar to those documented by Dr. Yu Dzang Kangeng, who was the first to employ torsion energy to map DNA sequences between organisms. Using radio and light waves keyed to human language frequencies to rewrite DNA, as opposed to gene splicing, Gariaev’s team literally transformed frog embryos into healthy salamander embryos in the laboratory."

"In this manner metamorphosis was achieved without any of the side effects encountered when manipulating isolated genes. The “random and risky nature of gene splicing has been sadly hidden from the public,” warns Horowitz. “With gene therapy, researchers cannot definitively predict where on a [chromosome] the modified gene might land, raising a hazardous possibility of inadvertently disrupting other genetic expressions and cellular functions.” Compare this to the organic alteration of genetic expression that can be achieved by simply applying vibration and language (or sound and intention, or words) to DNA. Gariaev's historical experiment in embryogenesis points to the immense power of what many are calling “wave-genetics,” an area which, contrary to current molecular biology dogma and propaganda, has an obviously more primary influence on the origin of species than biochemistry."

So, Dr. Gariaev’s team transformed frogs into salamanders, using light and speech! Amazing! Astounding! Literally unbelievable!

I'm afraid that this is pure pseudoscientific nonsense, and is easily disregarded.

I looked through PubMed for papers by any P Gariaev, and found only 12 papers that list a PP Gariaev as an author; none of these appear to have anything to do with this voice modulated laser nonsense, and only one of these references includes the keyword 'DNA':
Gariaev PP. (1970) [Function and structure of bacteriocins and rapidosomes] Usp Sovrem Biol. 70(2):166-81. Review. Russian.

Until you can find a paper describing "voice modulated lasers that can convert frogs into salamanders" that has been published in a reputable peer-reviewed journal, feel free to disregard all of this nonsense.

Keep asking questions,

Steve Mack, Moderator MadSci Network