A 71-terahertz vibration is reportedly detected in mitochondria

A post says scientists detected a 71-terahertz vibration in mitochondria in living human cells and mouse tissues. The signal disappeared when cellular structures were dried or disrupted. The researchers proposed that mitochondria may use a light-matter hybrid state called a polariton, and reported a 10 percent increase in ATP production after exposing human cell cultures to weak infrared light at related frequencies. The study is a bioRxiv preprint awaiting peer review.