by Acad. Alexander KONOVALOV, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, RAS Kazan Science Center, Tatarstan, Russia As shown by Russian scientists, the biological effects of highly diluted water solutions are due to tiny, nanomolecular assemblies (nanoassociates) formed under the action of two effectors: the dissolved substance and the outer electromagnetic field. This phenomenon confronts physicists, biologists and chemists with difficult problems and calls for further research. "Facts inexplicable by extant theories are particularly dear to science, and... they hold the key to its progress in the near future." This idea, as formulated by Alexander Butlerov, an eminent organic chemist, back in 1879, is still valid today, in the 21st century. Unfortunately many scientists will not abide by this truth. Sure that our present knowledge is all-embracive and sufficient for an understanding of natural phenomena, we tend to negate the very facts rather than search for their root causes. Such causes, however, may be hidden in hitherto unknown phenomena. This has a close connection with our subject-matter. Today we know of thousands (!) of works at different laboratories of the world dealing with all levels of biological organization of matter (biomacromolecules → cells → organs → organisms → populations) and demonstrating: water solutions of biologically active substances (BAS) can touch off biological effects at different concentrations in a regular response of a particular bio- стр. 4 logical system. The range is from "ordinary" dilution levels (10-3-10-7 M,--no objections in this regard) to high-level dilutions, an object of questions and doubts. The "dead zone" lies in between--that's where bioeffects are absent. Since solutions are diluted sequentially, we speak of "highly diluted solutions" versus low-level solutions. In this country such studies have been on over the past 30 years in the laboratory of Dr. Yelena Burlakova ... Читать далее