QBRI Course 1: What Are Atoms Made Of?

A Quantum Biology Perspective on Atomic Structure, Antimatter and START Cosmology

Presented by Dr Keryn Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc
Quantum Biology Research Institute (QBRI) × IMU LLC

What are atoms really made of?

Modern atomic physics describes atoms through electrons, nuclei, protons, neutrons, quarks and quantum fields. But important questions remain concerning matter–antimatter asymmetry, the relationship between atomic processes and time, and how quantum-scale behaviour may connect with living biological systems.

In the first QBRI Quantum Biology course presentation, Dr Keryn Johnson introduces an alternative theoretical framework for examining these questions from the perspective of quantum biology.

The presentation explores conventional atomic structure before introducing revised quark-charge calculations, antimatter positrons, SUSY inversion, aromatic-ring systems and Space-Time Aromatic Ring Theory — START Cosmology.

Watch QBRI Course 1

What Are Atoms Made Of?

The presentation is designed as both an introduction to atomic structure and an invitation to critically examine a proposed framework connecting particle physics, quantum biology and biological information systems.

15:03 Introduction – Today's learning journey
32:59 Conventional quark charge and atomic structure
36:00 SUSY inversion proposal
43:33 START Cosmology and aromatic-ring relationships
53:00 Critical evaluation, predictions and controls
1:00:00 Course summary and discussion

Watch the complete QBRI and IMU LLC presentation below.

Summary

The meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Keryn Johnson, who introduced her alternative model of atomic and biological processes based on personal experiences and research. She discussed a revised quark charge calculation that incorporates antimatter, specifically positrons, into atomic theory to address the imbalance between matter and antimatter in the current scientific model. Keryn explained her "START cosmology" and the importance of aromatic ring systems, like those in neurotransmitters, as a lens to observe subatomic processes and the transformation of light into atomic form. She connected these ideas to biological functions, consciousness, and memory, suggesting that living systems are fundamentally light-based processors rather than solely composed of stable matter. The presentation aimed to provide a more holistic understanding of the universe and biology, challenging the standard measurement-based scientific approach.

The meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Keryn Johnson, who introduced her alternative model of atomic and biological processes based on personal experiences and research. She discussed a revised quark charge calculation that incorporates antimatter, specifically positrons, into atomic theory to address the imbalance between matter and antimatter in the current scientific model. Keryn explained her "START cosmology" and the importance of aromatic ring systems, like those in neurotransmitters, as a lens to observe subatomic processes and the transformation of light into atomic form. She connected these ideas to biological functions, consciousness, and memory, suggesting that living systems are fundamentally light-based processors rather than solely composed of stable matter. The presentation aimed to provide a more holistic understanding of the universe and biology, challenging the standard measurement-based scientific approach.

New Scientific Model Presentation

Keryn presented a new scientific model inspired by a 2013 out-of-body experience, discussing his work on revised quark charge calculations and a theory called Space-Time Aromatic Ring Theory (START). He explained how his model uses aromatic ring structures and supersymmetry inversion to potentially examine subatomic particles within biological systems rather than relying on external physical measurements like the Large Hadron Collider. The presentation focused on introducing his theoretical framework, with Keryn noting that he had published a paper on the revised quark charge calculations in Quantum Physics Letters in December 2025.

Biology and Consciousness Presentation

Keryn and Walter had an informal conversation about personal philosophy and approaches to life before the main presentation began. Keryn explained she would be sharing insights about biology based on her personal healing experiences and out-of-body experiences, particularly regarding how unstable atoms may play a role in memory formation and consciousness. The meeting was still in its early stages as other participants joined, with Keryn indicating she would provide a brief introduction before starting the main presentation.

Atomic Pathways and Antimatter Model

Keryn presented a new model of atomic pathways and subatomic structure that introduces antimatter positrons and matter-antimatter annihilation processes to explain how light transforms into atomic form. She discussed how this revised understanding of quark charge calculations could help align atomic theory with the composition of the universe, which currently consists of 68% dark energy, 27% dark matter, and 5% matter. Keryn explained how her modelling of ring systems with symmetry between the age of the universe and radius could explain the decay of helium isotopes and the eventual composition of the universe.

Revised Atomic Theory Presentation

Keryn presented a revised atomic theory that introduces positrons into atomic structure through an aromatic ring system model, challenging the standard model's limitations in explaining matter-antimatter asymmetry. He described how this model, based on His out-of-body experience and observations of subatomic processes, incorporates half-life timings of particles to understand biological and cosmological processes. Keryn emphasized the importance of the aromatic ring system in biology and consciousness, suggesting a paradigm shift from measurement-based to quantum biological frameworks for understanding living systems.

From Conventional Atomic Theory to a New Hypothesis

The course begins with the familiar layered description of the atom.

Atoms contain electrons distributed around an atomic nucleus. The nucleus contains protons and neutrons, which can themselves be described using quarks and gluons within the Standard Model.

This provides the starting point for asking a deeper question:

Can the organisation of matter be investigated through biological molecular systems as well as through large external physics instruments?

The QBRI framework explores this possibility by considering the timing, charge, symmetry and interactions of subatomic systems within biologically important molecular structures.

Revised Quark Charge Calculations

One of the central topics of Course 1 is a proposed revision of conventional quark-charge accounting.

The model investigates whether positrons and matter–antimatter relationships can be incorporated into an alternative symmetry framework for considering the charge states associated with protons, neutrons and related particles.

The purpose is not simply to replace conventional particle physics, but to formulate a testable alternative model and examine whether new mathematical relationships emerge when antimatter is explicitly incorporated into the calculation.

SUSY Inversion

The presentation introduces SUSY inversion as a proposed charge- and symmetry-based framework.

Within the QBRI model, whole-number charge relationships, particle inversion and positron-associated states are explored as a possible alternative representation of subatomic organisation.

This provides a bridge between the revised quark calculations and the broader START Cosmology framework.

START Cosmology

Space-Time Aromatic Ring Theory — START Cosmology — explores relationships between atomic dimensions, cosmological time, particle timing and aromatic molecular structures.

Aromatic rings are particularly important to the QBRI framework because they occur throughout biology, including within amino acids, proteins, neurotransmitters and other biologically active molecules.

The model asks whether these ring structures could provide a molecular boundary through which quantum-scale interactions, electromagnetic processes and temporal relationships can be experimentally investigated.

The Aromatic Ring as a Quantum Biology Platform

Aromatic molecules contain delocalised electron systems with highly organised electronic structure.

QBRI research investigates whether these molecular systems can provide more than conventional chemical functionality — potentially acting as experimentally accessible interfaces for examining coherence, proton dynamics, charge movement, photonic interactions and biological timing.

This hypothesis connects atomic-scale questions with the emerging field of quantum biology.

Atoms, Light and Biological Information

Course 1 also introduces a broader question underlying the QBRI research programme:

How does information move between light, atomic matter and living systems?

The START framework examines possible relationships between particle half-lives, electromagnetic interactions, aromatic molecular systems and biological information processing.

These ideas remain theoretical and require experimental testing. A central goal of the QBRI programme is therefore to move from mathematical relationships and hypotheses toward measurable predictions, experimental controls and falsification criteria.

Why This Course Matters

“What Are Atoms Made Of?” establishes the foundation for later QBRI courses.

Rather than beginning quantum biology only at the molecular level, the programme first examines the proposed subatomic architecture underlying biological systems.

Future QBRI education and research can then build outward toward proton tunnelling, aromatic-ring dynamics, coherence, biological timing, information processing, quantum-to-classical boundaries and experimental measurement.

Explore QBRI and IMU LLC Research

Continue exploring the research programme through:

QBRI Quantum Biology Education — courses and interdisciplinary scientific education.

IMU LLC Scientific Papers — theoretical models, concept papers and research publications.

Quantum-to-Classical Boundary Research — aromatic-ring systems, biological timing and measurement.

IU/MU Transducer Research — instrumentation and experimental approaches for investigating information–matter interactions.

About the QBRI Quantum Biology Course

The Quantum Biology Research Institute provides an educational environment for scientists, researchers, students, engineers and interdisciplinary thinkers interested in exploring quantum-scale processes in biology.

The programme combines established scientific principles with clearly identified theoretical hypotheses and encourages critical examination through mathematics, experimental prediction and falsification.

Course 1

What Are Atoms Made Of?

Presented by Dr Keryn Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc

Quantum Biology Research Institute × IMU LLC

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