This revolutionary truth has been established by world-renowned marine scientist Dr. Ajai Kumar Sonkar, whose recent experiment is not only creating a stir in the scientific world but also shaking the very foundations of modern scientific thought.
Dr. Ajai Kumar Sonkar, an eminent scientist in the field of microbiology and cellular biology, has uncovered this profound truth of nature in the details of his recent study being published in the prestigious international science journal, INFOFISH International.
The experiment conducted by Dr. Sonkar in the Andaman Islands, featured as the lead article in INFOFISH International, involved cultivating marine pearl oysters in two groups under different laboratory conditions. One group was placed in a highly controlled artificial environment developed with cutting-edge human technologies, while the second group was nurtured entirely in the natural conditions of the sea. In this remarkable comparison, nature triumphed.
Dr. Sonkar explained that after the surgical implantation in two species of oysters (Pinctada margaritifera and Pteria penguin), they were divided into two groups and placed in separate environments. The first group was maintained in a completely controlled system featuring precise biofiltration, mechanical water flow, feeding with microalgae cultivated in Walne medium, regulated alkalinity, temperature control, and limited microbial contact.
The second group, after the initial post-surgical recovery, was fully entrusted to the rhythm of nature. Their tank received continuously flowing unfiltered seawater drawn from natural depths. No artificial filtration, no chemical additives. just nature, exactly as it is.
Padma Shri awardee Dr. Sonkar stated that the results were astonishing.
In the scientifically controlled group, the survival rate was only 55%, and most of the harvested pearls were irregular, blemished, and structurally weak. In contrast, the second group, which developed within the complex ecology of the natural sea, enriched with native microorganisms and beneficial bacteriophages (phages), showed a 98% survival rate and produced 119 pearls, approximately 60% of which were of the highest quality.
Dr. Sonkar clarified that this was not just a difference in outcomes, it was a deep revelation.
He commented: “No laboratory, no simulation, however advanced, can replicate the holistic intelligence of nature.”
According to Dr. Sonkar, the natural seawater provided a self-regulating, immune-boosting, and biologically intelligent ecosystem, comprising microbial diversity, invisible phages, living phytoplankton, and subtle biogeochemical balance.
He added: “Where we filtered, nature added diversity.
Where we controlled, nature adapted.
Where we sterilized everything, nature built immunity.”
This new discovery by Dr. Ajai Kumar Sonkar is not confined to pearl culture alone – it challenges the global scientific approach itself. It forces us to reconsider how far we’ve drifted from nature, be it in soilless agriculture, cities disconnected from natural cues, or children raised in sanitized digital bubbles.
“What my oysters showed is what we must now remember:
Nature is not our assistant. It is our origin. It is our greatest engineer,” Dr. Sonkar said.
According to him, the naturally present bacteriophages in the second group of oysters are the same microscopic guardians that maintain microbial balance.
“These phages do not cause disease. They are precise tools of life, invisible, yet indispensable,” he affirmed.
Dr. Sonkar explained that while the first group of oysters was given the most scientifically advanced controlled environment, in the absence of natural challenge, diversity, and complexity, the oysters could not fully develop.
This sensational discovery has shocked the global scientific community, making it clear that the path to a sustainable future lies not in sterile control, but in cooperative coexistence with nature.
“Nature is not our helper, it is our mother, our true engineer,” Dr. Sonkar emphasized.
He hopes that this study will not merely be seen as a technical success, but as a philosophical awakening, one that reminds us that revering the unmatched wisdom of nature is today’s most urgent scientific need.
“Because when nature is not restrained, it performs at its best – and it surpasses us all,” he concluded.