Although proteins perform a vast multitude of tasks in living organisms, perhaps the most fascinating and least well understood is the nanoengine aspect of protein action, where chemical energy is turned into mechanical motion. In order for this to happen a protein must change chemical bond energy into physical displacement via some sort of a conformational change of the protein. The critical first step of this process must be the transient storage (self-trapping) of chemical energy into some metastable strained conformation of the protein. We discuss how the early work of Irwin C. “Gunny” Gunsalus with Hans Frauenfelder and Peter Debrunner led to insights into the picosecond dynamics of proteins, the initial functionally important motions. • Previous article in issue • Next article in issue.

Biomedical research has led to the hypothesis that inflammation is the culprit behind almost every modern chronic illness. Gsi Vb3 1 4 Keygen Software. Hence there is interest in techniques that can resolve acute and chronic inflammation. A natural method involves connecting the human body to the earth (earthing). When done during sleep, earthing normalizes the daily cortisol rhythm, improves sleep and reduces pain and inflammation. Direct electrical connection with the earth enables diurnal (daily) electrical rhythms and electrons to flow from the earth to the body. Electrons are thought to act as natural anti-oxidants by neutralizing positively charged inflammatory free radicals.

This concept requires a revision of an old idea in physiology: the human body and the cells within it are best described as volume conductors, in which charge is only conducted by dissolved electrolytes. The discussion relates to the term, “ungrounded,” widely used by practitioners of bodywork, energetic and movement therapies. • Previous article in issue • Next article in issue.