The Informational Field Consciousness Theory: DNA as Fractal Antenna and the Limits of Synthetic Biology

We propose the Informational Field Consciousness Theory (IFCT), an integrative framework combining information physics, quantum biology, and neuroscience to address the Hard Problem of Consciousness. Central to our thesis is the hypothesis that DNA functions as a fractal antenna capable of coupling with a fundamental informational field (IF), with neural networks serving as processors that filter and render conscious experience. We present empirical evidence from recent studies on DNA’s electromagnetic properties, biophoton emission, and quantum coherence in biological systems. Critically, we argue that the inability of synthetic biology to design functional DNA de novo - despite successfully replicating existing sequences - suggests undiscovered principles governing DNA’s role beyond genetic information storage, potentially including antenna/receiver properties optimized through evolution. We propose testable experimental protocols to distinguish our framework from purely materialist emergence theories and discuss implications for artificial consciousness, ethics, and the nature of life itself.