▁bi oph ot ons ▁and ▁mit ogen ic ▁ray s . ▁She ▁claimed ▁that ▁low ▁dos es ▁of ▁ult rav io let ▁light ▁were ▁released ▁by ▁dying ▁cells ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁treated ▁with ▁high ▁dos es ▁of ▁U V ▁light . ▁Later ▁she ▁claimed ▁that ▁cells ▁could ▁propag ate ▁by ▁dis integration ▁into ▁gran ules ▁which ▁could ▁generate ▁new ▁forms ▁of ▁cells , ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁parent al ▁cells . ▁Also , ▁cry st als ▁of ▁in organ ic ▁matter ▁could ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁cells ▁by ▁adding ▁nucle ic ▁ac ids . ▁Further , ▁she ▁esp oused ▁sp ont aneous ▁generation ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁" v ital ▁subst ance ". ▁These ▁claims ▁were ▁propag ated ▁as ▁official ▁dog ma ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁A ▁claim ▁that ▁s oda ▁bath s ▁fost ered ▁re ju ven ation ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁short age ▁of ▁b aking ▁s oda . ▁She ▁based ▁her ▁career ▁on ▁claims ▁to ▁observe ▁de ▁nov o ▁emer gence ▁of ▁living ▁cells ▁from ▁non - cell ular ▁materials , ▁supporting ▁such ▁claims ▁with ▁fabric ated ▁proofs ▁which ▁were ▁" conf ir med " ▁by ▁others ▁eager ▁to ▁advance ▁in ▁the ▁polit ic ized ▁scientific ▁system . ▁In ▁reality , ▁she ▁fil med ▁the ▁death ▁and ▁subsequent ▁decomposition ▁of ▁cells , ▁then ▁project ed ▁these ▁films ▁revers ed . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 2 – 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁at ▁the ▁special ▁sym pos ium ▁" Live ▁M atter ▁and ▁Cell ▁Development " ▁for