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1.2.3.1.1 Examples of the Effect of Light on Plants An effect of light on plant growth can be demonstrated in an experiment Ott performed with Pumpkin seed sprouts and Elodea grass cells. According to his experimental evidence he claimed that when the seeds and grass were illuminated by light, filtered through ordinary glass (thereby eliminating the UV component), the plant cells displayed altered or abnormal cell functioning affecting photosynthesis, cell chemistry and growth with the result that the plants did not fully mature (Ott, 1973) . 1.2.3.1.2 Examples of the Effect of Light on Animals Experiments performed on the retinal pigment epithelium cells from a rabbit’s eye indicated that when exposed to light, filtered through coloured lenses, abnormal cell function resulted. A blue filter caused cellular contortions. A red filter caused cellular wall weakening, followed by rupturing and death of the cell. Chickens living under artificial light were found to live half as long, be more aggressive, and produce eggs with a significantly higher degree of cholesterol than chickens living under natural sunlight. Mice living under pink fluorescent light lived an average of 7.5 months and had an increased incidence of cancer and reproductive problems. Mice living under normal sunlight lived an average of 16.1 months and were much healthier (Ott, 1973). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, department of animal sciences, performed a study of the effects of blue and green monochromatic light on the growth and development of chicks within a broiler house. Both the green and blue lights caused an increase in the body weight of the chicks when exposed to these lights in the early stages of their development, when compared to the development under normal conditions (Rozenboim et al., 2004). 1.2.3.1.3 The effect of light on behaviour and academic performance of school children. Children in classrooms illuminated with cool white fluorescents demonstrated hyperactivity, irritability and attention deficits. When the same classrooms were illuminated with full spectrum tubes, that same group of children demonstrated a marked improvement in academic achievement within one month, significantly less hyperactivity and had a 33 percent less incidence of cavities in the teeth (Ott, 1987). 7PDF Image | THE USE OF LIGHT AND COLOUR AS A HEALING MODALITY
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