Grandpa's biology represents a global approach to the function of the living organism, which differs from today's concept of biology by the fact that the notions of balance and regulation are considered as two sides of the same problem. It can be condensed as such:

A living organism is in good health (it passes then normally from egg to embryo, from embryo to youth, from youth to adulthood, old age and death) so long as the physiological activity of its cells is normal... It is ill when this same physiological activity changes from the norm. And that for various reasons:
- reasons which are tied to the nature of certain genes, as in the case of genetic diseases,
- reasons which are tied to the nature of certain factors of the environment, as in the case of physiological diseases,
- reasons which are tied to the presence of pathogical organisms (viruses, fungi, bacteria, animals), as in the case of infectious diseases.

With Grandpa's biology in effect, all that happens within a living organism is directly affected by a very precise hormonal balance. In the plants, the balance auxins/gibberellins (AUX/GIB). This balance conditions all reactions of synthesis and degradation by controlling the enzyme synthesis. In consequence, it conditions too in the short run the whole cells activity, in the long run the whole plant evolution. And that in function of the changes that occur with regards to the tissues, the age, the physiological state of the plant, with regards too to the environment conditions... A practical example:


Take three perfectly identical plants; in this case, three plants having reached the "4 leaves" stage of life. Treat the first plant with plain water, the second with auxin, the third with gibberellin. Two or three weeks later the following observation can be made:

And you say: This seems perfectly normal, as one would expect plants treated with growth hormones to grow faster than plants treated with plain water. You say: This is perfectly normal, but you know too Grandpa's biology can't be true... Remember: in Grandpa's biology, all activity in a plant's life is affected by the evolution of a natural complex auxins/gibberellins balance. The treatment with auxin changed this balance, as did the treatment with gibberellin. So, if Grandpa's hypothesis is to be taken serious, the results of our experience should necessary correspond to the following results:

- the plant treated with auxin shoud have...	12 leaves
- the plant treated with water shoud have...	10 leaves
- the plant treated with gibberellin shoud have...	8 leaves
or
- the plant treated with auxin shoud have...	8 leaves
- the plant treated with water shoud have...	10 leaves
- the plant treated with gibberellin shoud have...	12 leaves

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Joséphine, 10 february 2002