Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Measurement of DNA damage in mammalian cells exposed in vitro to radiofrequency fields at sars of 3-5 w/kg.
Li L, Bisht KS, LaGroye I, Zhang P, Straube WL, Moros EG, Roti Roti JL. · 2001
View Original AbstractThis study found no DNA damage from 24-hour RF exposure at cell phone-level intensities, but doesn't address long-term cumulative effects.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mouse cells to radiofrequency radiation at levels of 3.2-5.1 watts per kilogram (similar to cell phone exposure levels) for up to 24 hours to see if it would damage DNA. Using a sensitive test called the comet assay, they found no detectable DNA damage in the exposed cells compared to unexposed control cells. This suggests that RF exposure at these specific levels and durations may not cause immediate genetic damage in laboratory conditions.
Study Details
In the present study, we determined whether exposure of mammalian cells to 3.2-5.1 W/kg specific absorption rate (SAR) radiofrequency fields could induce DNA damage in murine C3H 10T(1/2) fibroblasts.
Cell cultures were exposed to 847.74 MHz code-division multiple access (CDMA) and 835.62 frequency-d...
Using the alkaline comet assay to measure DNA damage, we found no statistically significant differen...
Our results show that exposure of cultured C3H 10T(1/2) cells at 37 degrees C CDMA or FDMA at SAR values of up to 5.1 W/kg did not induce measurable DNA damage.
Show BibTeX
@article{l_2001_measurement_of_dna_damage_2918,
author = {Li L and Bisht KS and LaGroye I and Zhang P and Straube WL and Moros EG and Roti Roti JL.},
title = {Measurement of DNA damage in mammalian cells exposed in vitro to radiofrequency fields at sars of 3-5 w/kg.},
year = {2001},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11500143/},
}