Bioluminescence occurs naturally in human tissues at extremely low levels

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Human tissues naturally emit extremely low levels of light as a byproduct of cellular metabolism, a phenomenon commonly referred to as ultraweak photon emission or biophoton emission.

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The retrieved literature consistently confirms that living human and mammalian tissues emit ultraweak photons as a natural metabolic byproduct. While some papers debate whether these emissions can be reliably measured extracranially or used as specific brain markers due to background interference, the baseline physiological phenomenon of ultraweak photon emission from cells and tissues is well-established and supported by multiple reviews and empirical studies.

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Ultra weak photon emission-a brief review.

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Mould RR, Mackenzie AM, Kalampouka I, Nunn AVW, Thomas EL, Bell JD, Botchway SW. Ultra weak photon emission-a brief review.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1348915

The paper reviews ultraweak photon emission (UPE) as a natural metabolic byproduct emitted by living cells at very low intensities.

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Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity.

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Casey H, DiBerardino I, Bonzanni M, Rouleau N, Murugan NJ. Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112019

The study notes that brains emit ultraweak photon emissions as a result of normal metabolic and cellular processes.

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Mechanotransduction, cellular biophotonic activity, and signaling patterns for tissue regeneration.

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Cavallini C, Olivi E, Tassinari R, Ventura C. Mechanotransduction, cellular biophotonic activity, and signaling patterns for tissue regeneration.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107847

The article discusses cellular biophotonic activity and endogenous photon emission as a normal part of biological signaling.

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