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A 1976 conference in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, featured research on frontier areas of science, including the effects of electromagnetic fields on life and the use of laser light as a therapeutic technique. Soviet scientist A.S. Pressman studied the effects of alternating electric current on living beings and discovered that electromagnetic fields can exert striking effects on live tissue, even at very weak intensities. This research has implications for understanding extrasensory perceptions and the ability of plants and animals to detect water. The conference also discussed the work of A.G. Gurvich, who discovered that cell division can emit a specific radiation, known as "mitogenetic radiation," which can be measured with sensitive equipment. Additionally, researchers found that ultraviolet light can cause cells to divide, and that isolated cellular cultures can communicate with each other through UV light. The connection between light and life is complex, with light being only one part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and visible light enabling us to see, while infrared and UV light can be perceived in other ways.