Detection of Low Level Microwave Radiation Induced Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage Vis-à-vis Genotoxicity in Brain of Fischer Rats.
Deshmukh PS, Megha K, Banerjee BD, Ahmed RS, Chandna S, Abegaonkar MP, Tripathi AK. · 2013
View Original AbstractDNA damage occurred in rat brains at microwave levels 1,000 times below safety limits, suggesting current wireless standards may be inadequate.
Plain English Summary
Scientists exposed rats to cell phone-level microwave radiation (900 MHz) for 30 days at extremely low power levels. They discovered DNA damage in brain tissue even at exposures thousands of times weaker than current safety limits, suggesting cellular harm may occur below regulatory thresholds.
Why This Matters
This study delivers a sobering message about wireless radiation safety standards. The researchers found DNA damage in rat brains at exposure levels roughly 1,000 times below current regulatory limits - levels so low they were previously considered completely harmless. The science demonstrates that genetic damage can occur at power levels far beneath what regulators have deemed 'safe.' What this means for you is that the safety margins built into current standards may be inadequate. The reality is that your brain tissue could be experiencing similar DNA damage from everyday wireless device use, since these exposure levels are comparable to what you might receive from a cell phone held away from your head or a nearby WiFi router. While we can't definitively say this translates to disease in humans, DNA damage is a recognized precursor to cancer and other health problems.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.0005953 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 30 days
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The present study was designed to investigate the possible deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damaging effects of low-level microwave radiation in brain of Fischer rats.
Experiments were performed on male Fischer rats exposed to microwave radiation for 30 days at three ...
In the present study, we demonstrated DNA damaging effects of low level microwave radiation in brain...
We concluded that low SAR microwave radiation exposure at these frequencies may induce DNA strand breaks in brain tissue.
Show BibTeX
@article{ps_2013_detection_of_low_level_744,
author = {Deshmukh PS and Megha K and Banerjee BD and Ahmed RS and Chandna S and Abegaonkar MP and Tripathi AK.},
title = {Detection of Low Level Microwave Radiation Induced Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage Vis-à-vis Genotoxicity in Brain of Fischer Rats.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702122/},
}