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10
Practical Uses of the Method
of Epigenetic Regulation
of Protein Synthesis in
the Agricultural Field
Victor Prévost, Michel Duhamel and Pedro Ferrandiz
Genodics SAS
Joël Sternheimer
Université Européenne de la Recherche
INTRODUCTION: THE GENODIC METHOD
Genodics is a discipline introduced by the physicist Joël Sternheimer that aims to describe interactions of an undulatory, wave-like nature ( de Broglie waves; de Broglie, 1924) that are involved in the
regulation of the biosynthesis of macromolecules associated with gene expression. The application
of this discipline has resulted in a method for the epigenetic regulation of the biosynthesis of specific proteins in living organisms, by means of sound diffusions called proteodies, which reproduce
certain characteristics of the targeted proteins through a succession of audible frequencies forming
a structured melody. The process was discovered and patented by Sternheimer based on his work in
theoretical physics that subsequently found applications in biology ( Sternheimer, 1992).
All proteins are chains of molecules called amino acids, in a specific order. To transpose them
into modulated sound waves or protein melodies ( proteodies), each amino acid is allocated a sound
wave frequency calculated with the matter-wave equation of de Broglie and transposed into the
audible range according to the rules of harmonics. The resulting series of sound are interpreted
by choosing a type of voice and a tempo and modulating the duration of each note, in order to get
an actual musical score. On small samples, such as in a laboratory, the broadcast equipment can
be a simple mp3 reader, combined with a time programmer. In greenhouses or outside, bigger
broadcast devices are used that are autonomous ( with solar panel and battery), water-resistant and
programmable via Global System for Mobile Communications ( GSM). More powerful than small
mp3 readers, with 4 loudspeakers and 2 amplifiers, each proteody box or P-Box can cover up to
15 ha. Broadcasted programmes are short, from 5 to 10 minutes, but can be repeated from 1 to 5
times daily, according to the needs of plants. Each broadcast programme includes several relevant
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Genodic Method................................................................................................ 111
The Four Project Cases .................................................................................................................. 112
Materials and Methods for the Four Cases .................................................................................... 112
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 114
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 120
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ 120
References ...................................................................................................................................... 121
DOI: 10.1201/9780429440939-12
10
Practical Uses of the Method
of Epigenetic Regulation
of Protein Synthesis in
the Agricultural Field
Victor Prévost, Michel Duhamel and Pedro Ferrandiz
Genodics SAS
Joël Sternheimer
Université Européenne de la Recherche
INTRODUCTION: THE GENODIC METHOD
Genodics is a discipline introduced by the physicist Joël Sternheimer that aims to describe interactions of an undulatory, wave-like nature ( de Broglie waves; de Broglie, 1924) that are involved in the
regulation of the biosynthesis of macromolecules associated with gene expression. The application
of this discipline has resulted in a method for the epigenetic regulation of the biosynthesis of specific proteins in living organisms, by means of sound diffusions called proteodies, which reproduce
certain characteristics of the targeted proteins through a succession of audible frequencies forming
a structured melody. The process was discovered and patented by Sternheimer based on his work in
theoretical physics that subsequently found applications in biology ( Sternheimer, 1992).
All proteins are chains of molecules called amino acids, in a specific order. To transpose them
into modulated sound waves or protein melodies ( proteodies), each amino acid is allocated a sound
wave frequency calculated with the matter-wave equation of de Broglie and transposed into the
audible range according to the rules of harmonics. The resulting series of sound are interpreted
by choosing a type of voice and a tempo and modulating the duration of each note, in order to get
an actual musical score. On small samples, such as in a laboratory, the broadcast equipment can
be a simple mp3 reader, combined with a time programmer. In greenhouses or outside, bigger
broadcast devices are used that are autonomous ( with solar panel and battery), water-resistant and
programmable via Global System for Mobile Communications ( GSM). More powerful than small
mp3 readers, with 4 loudspeakers and 2 amplifiers, each proteody box or P-Box can cover up to
15 ha. Broadcasted programmes are short, from 5 to 10 minutes, but can be repeated from 1 to 5
times daily, according to the needs of plants. Each broadcast programme includes several relevant
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Genodic Method................................................................................................ 111
The Four Project Cases .................................................................................................................. 112
Materials and Methods for the Four Cases .................................................................................... 112
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 114
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 120
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ 120
References ...................................................................................................................................... 121
DOI: 10.1201/9780429440939-12