The above projects took place in a laboratory accredited by The College of American Pathologists, namely, the Microbiology Laboratory of P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Machine Error
Results are summarized below and links are provided to copies of original reports. A major question which comes up is: could this be machine error or experimental error? This is a question which needs to be answered.
All the methods used are rigorous as per accepted standards, accepted in publications in the best journals; therefore doubts come up only because of the controversial and unprecedented nature of the results. However, in the current case it is necessary to examine this question further. What is the level of machine error in these procedures? Could the changes be a result of some electromagnetic or other interference rather than an impact on the sample? A large number of experiments have been conducted by various laboratories around the world to test the calibration accuracies of instruments, by trying repeat scans of the same sample. They have found that misidentifications and machine errors do come up; however such errors are normally seen in the range of 3%-8% and the Microscan Walkaway performs well in such tests with accuracy upwards of 97%. If it had a low accuracy, it would not be accepted as an industrially viable instrument. Certainly these instruments, routinely used for pathological tests in hospitals, do not give inaccuracies in 90% of the samples, whereas results described below, performed on close to 250 different samples, do show such sustained and consistent changes, which are also confirmed and supported by other tests performed in independent laboratories around the world, and described here in related sections.
Results
Bacterial and Fungal strains are characterized by their biochemical reactions and susceptibility to antibiotics. The characterization specifies a genotype and a particular variation within the genotype, the phenotype, with each genotype-phenotype combination being given a unique number called a Biotype number. Changes found after the Trivedi treatment included highly resistant bacteria becoming susceptible to drugs or even becoming non-viable outright and genetic level changes resulting in alteration in Biotype number up to change in the species itself.
Of the selected Tuberculosis strains, some were highly resistant to antibiotics while others were either intermediate or fully susceptible. The objective of the treatment was to create a measurable alteration in the characteristics, in any direction different from their original value. Approximately 89% of the samples showed significant changes in antibiotic sensitivities, with strains becoming resistant, intermediate or susceptible to antibiotics, different from their original characteristics. In the cultures, 8 treated isolates in fact showed no growth whatsoever, having apparently lost their viability altogether. Further descriptions and reports may be seen by clicking here
90% of the tested Bacterial and Fungal samples showed changed biochemical reactions, with up to 65% alterations in the reactions of each. These changes were sufficient in over 65% cases to result in a changed identification of the sample (i.e. changed Biotype number) not only with changes in their phenotype but including 27% which were also being large enough to produce a clear change in the species (genotype) itself. As explained above, no changes can normally spontaneously occur in the lyophilized state, which is a safe state used for transportation of the samples and certified by the company. However, similar results were also seen in samples when treated directly in the lyophilized state, with over 65% showing changes sufficient to result in a new Biotype number which included over 31% showing clear changes in species. Details of the experiments and links to reports are available here
A separate series of tests conducted directly on lyophilized bacteria only, observed the effect over two treatments and for more than 160 days after revival (see explanation of lyophilized above). Fluctuations in biotype number were observed in 90% cases with 80% resulting in new biotype, including 40% in new genotypes. The report may be seen here
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