What is Pleomorphism?
Pleomorphism is understood to be a phenomenon that has to do with plant life. Specifically, a pleomorphic event has to do with the development of two or more structural forms during a life cycle. Here is some background on the discovery of pleomorphism, and some of the controversy surrounding the concept. Pleomorphism was first discovered as an activity associated with the life cycle of some plants during the early years of the 20th century. Essentially, the basic idea of pleomorphism revolves around the performance of bacteria during the cycle. Bacteria is understood to have the ability to change its shape dramatically during the life cycle, as well as change or morph into a series of different forms that continue to shift in shape for the duration of the cycle. Among the proponents of pleomorphism was well known scientist Antoine Bechamp. The idea behind pleomorphism was that the concept would provide an effective answer to one of the major questions of the medical community, which w
