Biophotons – “the light of life”
Sunlight played a pivotal role in the evolution of life and our bodies evolved to rely on sun in maintaining health and well-being.
The science behind the sunscreening properties of plants
They do that by cleverly producing their own sunscreen – a class of molecules with so called pi-electron systems. These molecules absorb harmful wavelengths by employing the laws of quantum mechanics and electron excitation. In simple terms, when the UV light hits molecules with pi-electron systems, it causes their electrons to change position, thereby absorbing harmful UV energy and dissipating it as heat.
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