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Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to wireless devices radiation exposure.

No Effects Found

Fasseas MK, Fragopoulou AF, Manta AK, Skouroliakou A, Vekrellis K, Margaritis LH, Syntichaki P. · 2015

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Microscopic worms showed no biological effects from wireless device radiation at unspecified exposure levels below safety guidelines.

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Greek researchers exposed microscopic worms (C. elegans) to radiation from cell phones, WiFi routers, and cordless phones at levels below international safety guidelines. They found no effects on the worms' lifespan, fertility, growth, memory, or cellular damage markers. The study suggests these worms are resilient to wireless device radiation under the tested conditions.

Study Details

To examine the impact of electromagnetic radiation, produced by GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) mobile phones, Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) routers and wireless DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) phones, on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

We exposed synchronized populations, of different developmental stages, to these wireless devices at...

No statistically significant differences were found between the exposed and the sham/control animals...

The worm appears to be robust to this form of (pulsed) radiation, at least under the exposure conditions used.

Cite This Study
Fasseas MK, Fragopoulou AF, Manta AK, Skouroliakou A, Vekrellis K, Margaritis LH, Syntichaki P. (2015). Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to wireless devices radiation exposure. Int J Radiat Biol. 91(3):286-293, 2015.
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@article{mk_2015_response_of_caenorhabditis_elegans_2871,
  author = {Fasseas MK and Fragopoulou AF and Manta AK and Skouroliakou A and Vekrellis K and Margaritis LH and Syntichaki P.},
  title = {Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to wireless devices radiation exposure.},
  year = {2015},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25488006/},
}

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Greek researchers exposed microscopic worms (C. elegans) to radiation from cell phones, WiFi routers, and cordless phones at levels below international safety guidelines. They found no effects on the worms' lifespan, fertility, growth, memory, or cellular damage markers. The study suggests these worms are resilient to wireless device radiation under the tested conditions.