Microwave induced alteration in the neuron specific enolase gene expression.
Verma M, Dutta SK. · 1993
View Original AbstractMicrowave radiation at 0.05 mW/kg altered cancer marker genes, showing biological effects at levels 10,000 times below cell phone exposures.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed cells containing neuron-specific enolase genes to low-level microwave radiation (915 MHz) and found it increased production of neuron-specific enolase, a protein that serves as a diagnostic marker for brain and lung cancers. The exposure level was extremely low at 0.05 milliwatts per kilogram, far below current safety limits. This suggests that even minimal microwave exposure can alter the expression of genes linked to cancer markers.
Why This Matters
This 1993 study reveals a concerning biological response to microwave radiation at exposure levels thousands of times lower than what regulatory agencies consider safe. The elevation of neuron-specific enolase is particularly significant because this protein serves as a clinical marker for neurological damage and certain cancers. What makes this research especially noteworthy is the extraordinarily low SAR level used - 0.05 milliwatts per kilogram is far below typical cell phone exposures, which range from 0.5 to 2 watts per kilogram. The study demonstrates that biological systems can respond to EMF exposures at levels previously assumed to be harmless, challenging the foundation of current safety standards that focus solely on heating effects rather than biological responses.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.00005 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 915 MHz, 16 Hz AM
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The aim of this study is to investigate Microwave induced alteration in the neuron specific enolase gene expression.
Exposure of pNGE7, a recombinant clone containing the coding and regulatory sequences for the expres...
Show BibTeX
@article{m_1993_microwave_induced_alteration_in_1407,
author = {Verma M and Dutta SK.},
title = {Microwave induced alteration in the neuron specific enolase gene expression.},
year = {1993},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8521373/},
}