Effects of exposing chicken eggs to a cell phone in "call" position over the entire incubation period.
Batellier F, Couty I, Picard D, Brillard JP. · 2008
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation increased embryo death rates during critical development periods, suggesting developing organisms may be especially vulnerable to EMF exposure.
Plain English Summary
French researchers exposed chicken eggs to cell phones making calls every 3 minutes throughout the entire 21-day incubation period to study developmental effects. They found significantly higher embryo death rates in eggs exposed to active cell phones compared to eggs near inactive phones, with most deaths occurring between days 9-12 of development. This suggests that radiofrequency radiation from cell phones can disrupt normal embryonic development during critical growth periods.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation can interfere with normal biological development, even at the cellular level before birth. The timing of increased mortality between days 9-12 is particularly significant because this corresponds to a critical period of organ formation in developing embryos. What makes this research especially relevant is that the exposure pattern mimics real-world cell phone use with intermittent calling rather than continuous radiation. While we can't directly extrapolate from chicken embryos to human development, this adds to a growing body of research suggesting that developing organisms may be particularly vulnerable to EMF exposure. The science demonstrates that radiofrequency radiation isn't biologically inert, and pregnant women might want to consider keeping phones away from their bodies as a precautionary measure.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 3-min intervals over the entire period of incubation
Study Details
The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of exposing fertile chicken eggs to a cell phone repeatedly calling a ten-digit number at 3-min intervals over the entire period of incubation
A pre-experiment was performed first to adjust incubation conditions in an experimental chamber devo...
A significantly higher percentage of embryo mortality was observed in the “exposed” compared to the ...
Show BibTeX
@article{f_2008_effects_of_exposing_chicken_1888,
author = {Batellier F and Couty I and Picard D and Brillard JP.},
title = {Effects of exposing chicken eggs to a cell phone in "call" position over the entire incubation period.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0093691X07007042},
}