[6][7] Becker believed that extrasensory perception could occur from extremely low frequency (ELF) waves.
In a frog, the voltage would simply change to the normal negative level in four weeks or so, and no limb regeneration would take place.
Becker then found that regeneration could be improved by applying electricity at the wound when there was a negative potential outside the amputation stub.
He also found that bone has piezoelectric properties which would cause an application of force to generate a healing current, which stimulated growth at stress locations in accordance with Wolff's law.
He measured the electrical properties along the skin surface, and concluded that at least the major parts of the acupuncture charts had an objective basis in reality.
In the last chapters of the book, Becker recounts his experiences as a member of an expert committee evaluating the physiological hazards of various electromagnetic pollutions.
[12] The Sciences found that it was superficially well-told but with basic scientific errors and showing a lack of knowledge about recent biology.
"[14] In 1964, Becker received the William S. Middleton Award from the research and development agency of the United States Veterans Health Administration.