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ultradilute IgE antibody
associated with Benveniste

 

 

 

the human IgE molecules in the cell walls of basophils (with their histamine granules) are challenged with an antibody (the antibody is a goats IgE [anti-human IgE]) and with iteratively diluted (and agitated) successive solutes: degranulation is scored/counted.

Degranulation was observed which, to begin with, diminishes with successive iterations/dilutions, but then returns (and disappears again) in a cyclical fashion.
Activity was seen at dilutions beyond Avagadro's number!

 

 

the original experiment in Benveniste's lab was replicated by three reputable laboratories in the 1980s, (see Davenas)

and a decade later a similar demonstration was performed by five laboratories (see the Guardian and/or Belon P et al Inhibition of human basophil degranulation by successive histamine dilutions: results of a European multi-centre trial. Inflamm Res. 1999 Apr;48 Suppl 1:S17-8.

 

 

 

This experiment is described in my article "Beyond Substance"

The copy of the original Nature paper: Davenas et al: Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE: Nature, vol 333, p.816-818, 30th June 1988. ... 

 

     
     
     
   
     
     
 
Note: the graph is reproduced from Tounier's presentation rather than the source Sainte-Laudy Belon paper
 
Sainte-Laudy and Belon: Homeopathy 2009: 98, 186-197
 
     
  one of the reasons I had found this Sainte-Laudy and Belon graphic so compelling is that if you trim off all but the peaks of this IgE data ...  
 


 
  the resulting distribution can be seen to be consistent with the dot blot (DNA) data (where we might well imagine that much more congruence between the original signal and the iterative signal might be required to bind (hybridize with) a specific (single stranded) DNA sample.  
 
 
     
     
     
 
 
 

 

 

 


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