That there is another layer on top of the biological/genetic system which allows cells to organise themselves and pursue goals, taking advantage of bio-electricity (gap junctions in cells) in order to communicate. He uses the hardware vs software analogy which I think fits well. The theory sounds a bit wacky initially but all of it has been corroborated in empirical testing in his lab.

I am not a biologist but it seems to me, based on the podcasts that I hear, that his theories are becoming more accepted and there are also more and more people from outside the biology field looking into his theories of "diverse intelligence"; he has a podcast where he discusses related things with scientists from various fields.