Nonthermal GSM microwaves affect chromatin conformation in human lymphocytes similar to heat shock.
Sarimov R, Malmgren L.O.G., Markova, E., Persson, B.R.R.. Belyaev, I.Y. · 2004
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation caused DNA stress responses at levels 37 times lower than current safety limits.
Plain English Summary
Swedish researchers exposed human immune cells to cell phone radiation at power levels 37 times below safety limits. The radiation caused DNA structural changes similar to heat shock stress, with effects varying between individuals and frequencies, suggesting cellular stress responses occur at extremely low exposure levels.
Why This Matters
This study reveals something remarkable: GSM cell phone radiation triggered DNA structural changes at a specific absorption rate of just 5.4 milliwatts per kilogram - that's 37 times lower than the current FCC limit of 2 watts per kilogram. What makes this particularly significant is that the cellular response mimicked heat shock, a well-established stress response that cells use to protect themselves from damage. The fact that effects varied between individuals and frequencies suggests our bodies may be more sensitive to specific EMF exposures than current one-size-fits-all safety standards assume. The reality is that this adds to a growing body of evidence showing biological effects occur well below levels regulators consider safe, challenging the fundamental assumption that non-thermal EMF exposures are harmless.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.0054 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 895–915 MHz GSM test-mobile phone
- Exposure Duration
- 30 min or 1 h
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
To investigate whether microwaves (MWs) of Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) induce changes in chromatin conformation in human lymphocytes.
Effects of MWs were studied at different frequencies in the range of 895-915 MHz in experiments with...
30-min exposure to MWs at 900 and 905 MHz resulted in statistically significant condensation of chro...
The conclusion-GSM microwaves under specific conditions of exposure affected human lymphocytes similar to stress response. The data suggested that the MW effects differ at various GSM frequencies and vary between donors.
Show BibTeX
@article{r_2004_nonthermal_gsm_microwaves_affect_43,
author = {Sarimov R and Malmgren L.O.G. and Markova and E. and Persson and B.R.R.. Belyaev and I.Y.},
title = {Nonthermal GSM microwaves affect chromatin conformation in human lymphocytes similar to heat shock.},
year = {2004},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1341526},
}