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Changes in Gene Expression After Exposing Arabidopsis thaliana Plants to Nanosecond High Amplitude Electromagnetic Field Pulses

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Authors not listed · 2024

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High-amplitude electromagnetic pulses showed minimal biological effects when delivered through antenna, unlike direct electrode studies.

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Researchers exposed Arabidopsis plants to 30,000 extremely high-amplitude electromagnetic pulses (237 kV/m) delivered through an antenna system. While previous studies using direct electrode contact showed strong biological effects, this antenna-delivered exposure produced minimal gene expression changes, affecting only two antioxidant genes. The findings suggest that how electromagnetic fields are delivered matters significantly for biological impact.

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Unknown (2024). Changes in Gene Expression After Exposing Arabidopsis thaliana Plants to Nanosecond High Amplitude Electromagnetic Field Pulses.
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@article{changes_in_gene_expression_after_exposing_arabidopsis_thaliana_plants_to_nanosecond_high_amplitude_electromagnetic_field_pulses_ce2971,
  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Changes in Gene Expression After Exposing Arabidopsis thaliana Plants to Nanosecond High Amplitude Electromagnetic Field Pulses},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1002/bem.22475},
  
}
DOI: 10.1002/bem.22475PubMed: 37408527

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Despite extremely high field strength (237 kV/m), antenna-delivered pulses caused minimal gene expression changes in Arabidopsis plants. Only two antioxidant genes showed significant increases, while most stress-response genes remained unaffected after 30,000 pulses.
Antenna delivery produced minimal biological effects compared to electrode contact methods. While direct electrode EMF exposure typically triggers strong cellular responses including calcium changes and oxidative stress, this antenna study found mostly negative results despite using extremely high field strengths.
These ultrashort 500 picosecond pulses with 280 picosecond rise times showed limited biological impact when delivered through antenna. Most genes involved in calcium metabolism, energy status, and stress responses remained unchanged, suggesting minimal cellular disruption from this exposure method.
Only ascorbate peroxidases APX-1 and APX-6 genes were significantly induced 3 hours after exposure. Other key genes including calmodulin, catalase, glutathione enzymes, and energy metabolism regulators showed no significant changes despite the extremely high field strength.
The 237 kV/m field strength used with the Koshelev antenna system is thousands of times stronger than typical wireless device exposures. Yet even at these extreme laboratory levels, antenna delivery produced minimal biological effects, contrasting with everyday device exposures.