In our last post I spoke about the complexity of nature. It seems the further down into the interior of our being we go, or the further out in space we go, either way we discover more complexity than we had ever thought possible. Scientists have been studying DNA for over 50 years and have been so enamored with their research into the double helix that they were cutting away the surrounding material and throwing it away to get at their closely sheathed treasure. Finally, after all those years, according to Dr. Bruce Lipton, a foremost epigeneticist & one of the first stem cell researchers, he says someone said, “hey, maybe we should examine this stuff we’ve been throwing out. Maybe, since it makes up more than 50% of the cell nucleus, it has some importance”. Well, lo and behold, it did turn out to be important trash…it was the protein trash that was really at work. Here is the big discovery that now makes our text books old, they discovered that it isn’t the nucleus that is the brain of the cell, as they thought, but it is the cell’s skin that is the real brain. They decided to test out this hypothesis, so this time they threw away the entire nucleus and kept the rest of the cell. Well, we all know what happens when we cut out the brain of any organism, it dies of course. Guess what? You guessed it. It not only didn’t die, but it lived on for several weeks (a long time for a cell)!

When they started studying the skin (membrane) more in depth, they realized that it is the membrane skin with all its many tiny organelles of perception that decides what comes in and what stays out. Like our own body’s skin tests our environment. It is an organ of perception as we feel things, touch things. Even our ears, nose, eyes, are all really part of the skin in a sense, and even part of the brain. In fact, in the womb, after conception, the ectoplasm becomes the skin, eyes, nose, mouth, and brain. In his book, “The Biology of Perception” or his larger text ” The Wisdom of Your Cells”, Dr. Lipton is so full of excitement of these discoveries, that he reminds me of a kid who has just learned what life is all about. He can hardly contain himself. These and other major discoveries he discusses in his books have basically changed his whole life. He will not bottle it up, but is bubbling over with the joy of discovery. I highly recommend his books and I must say that I too, am excited about these discoveries, because there are many deeper implications here. He has basically come to the conclusion (along with other scientists I’ve heard discuss this) that we are not bound to our DNA, but that we can actually change it. Whoa, don’t fall off your seat or get all upset. Read his book and then decide. He explains it way better than I can. Basically, science is learning that the DNA is basically just the blueprint and just sits there to be used. The protein, meanwhile, is working like a construction crew put to work by the brain (the cell’s skin). This sensitive knowledgeable protective covering of the cell can rearrange things like an architect and use whatever part of the DNA it wants. It isn’t the DNA that is dictating anything. The architect membrane (mem-“brain”) can change the building plans according to the need. So, if your cells are happy, and getting what they need, you will get one building, but if they don’t like the environment and perceive it not to be good, you will get a different building. These books have changed my perspective about life. I, too, am excited about this. Don’t take my word about it though read it yourself.