Biophotons are ultra-weak light emissions—tiny particles of light (photons) naturally released by living cells during metabolic and biochemical processes. Unlike visible light produced in obvious ways (like a lamp), biophotons are extremely faint and can only be detected with highly sensitive equipment. They represent natural electromagnetic activity produced by biological systems such as plants, animals, and humans, and are sometimes studied in biophysics and cell biology as indicators of cellular function or oxidative activity.
Biophotons are not merely by-products of chemical reactions; they have been measured across different organisms and are thought to reflect dynamic biochemical and informational processes within and between cells. While mainstream science acknowledges the existence of these emissions, the extent to which they carry biologically meaningful information or contribute directly to cell-to-cell communication remains an area of ongoing research.
Biophotons differ from more familiar energy concepts like EMFs or thermal radiation in that they are weak visible/near-visible photon emissions intrinsic to cellular metabolism, not external fields from devices or man-made sources.
