Glen Rein, Ph.D.

Context: A previous hypothesis proposed a key role for conformational changes in macromolecules like proteins to mediate the biological effects of Healing Arts practitioners. This mechanistic hypothesis is supported by preliminary results by the author indicating healers could change conformation of purified DNA in aqueous solutions. Methods: Aqueous solutions of purified human DNA were treated with heat to partially unwind the two strands. A spectrophotometer was used to immediately monitor the spontaneous rewinding kinetics, a measure of the self-healing capacity of DNA, in the presence or absence of Healing Arts practitioners. Result: Using the same procedure as a previous study that showed different Healing Arts practitioners slowed down the rate of rewinding, Reconnective healers caused an increase in the rate of rewinding when compared with untreated controls. Conclusions: These results indicate that different states of consciousness associated with different healing modalities can produce opposite effects on the rate of DNA rewinding following heat shock. A model is proposed to explain a feasible mechanism for how conformational changes in biomolecules can mediate the self-healing response of DNA to the biofield energy of Healing Arts practitioners.