THE ULTIMATE BIOSENSOR

The U.S. Air Force is concerned with the health and safety of personne l working with emitters of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation. Ther efore, an understanding of basic mechanisms of interaction of this rad iation with biosystems is essential. A non-resonance, nonclassical mec hanism exists for interactions with biosystems under low energy (isoth ermal) field conditions. This mechanism is slow, or delayed, luminesce nce. Such a mechanism can form the basis for very sensitive biosensors naturally or artificially connected to metabolic and synthetic cellul ar processes.