Yesterday I watched the Project HAARP video. I posted the link yesterday on Star's global warming of the solar system topic.

The documentary is very excellent in my opinion and I was impressed by "biophysicist" Dr. Beverly Rubik. So I just did an I.S.I. web of science search -- she's doing some wild research:

Title: In vitro effect of Reiki treatment on bacterial cultures: Role of experimental context and practitioner well-being
Author(s): Rubik B, Brooks AJ, Schwartz GE
Source: JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 12 (1): 7-13 JAN-FEB 2006
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 28 Times Cited: 0
Abstract: Objective: To measure effects of Reiki treatments on growth of heat-shocked bacteria, and to determine the influence of healing context and practitioner well-being.
Methods: Overnight cultures of Escherichia coli K12 in fresh medium were used. Culture samples were paired with controls to minimize any ordering effects. Samples were heat-shocked prior to Reiki treatment, which was performed by Reiki practitioners for up to 15 minutes, with untreated controls. Plate-count assay using an automated colony counter determined the number of viable bacteria. Fourteen Reiki practitioners each completed 3 runs (n = 42 runs) without healing context, and another 2 runs (n = 28 runs) in which they first treated a pain patient for 30 minutes (healing context). Well-being questionnaires were administered to practitioners pre-post all sessions.

Results: No overall difference was found between the Reiki and control plates in the nonhealing context. In the healing context, the Reiki treated cultures overall exhibited significantly more bacteria than controls (p < 0.05). Practitioner social (p < 0.013) and emotional well-being (p < 0.021) correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on bacterial cultures in the nonhealing context. Practitioner social (p < 0.031), physical (p < 0.030), and emotional (p < 0.026) well-being correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on the bacterial cultures in the healing context. For practitioners starting with diminished well-being, control counts were likely to be higher than Reiki-treated bacterial counts. For practitioners starting with a higher level of well-being, Reiki counts were likely to be higher than control counts.

Conclusions: Reiki improved growth of heat-shocked bacterial cultures in a healing context. The initial level of well-being of the Reiki practitioners correlates with the outcome of Reiki on bacterial culture growth and is key to the results obtained.

KeyWords Plus: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE; ENERGY; QI
Addresses: Rubik B (reprint author), Inst Frontier Sci, 6114 LaSalle Ave,PMB 605, Oakland, CA 94611 USA
Inst Frontier Sci, Oakland, CA 94611 USA
Union Inst & Univ, Cincinnati, OH USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Psychol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Ctr Frontier Med Biofield Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Psychol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Surg, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Med, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Neurol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
E-mail Addresses: brubik@earthlink.net
Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 140 HUGUENOT