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Measurement of DNA damage after exposure to electromagnetic radiation in the cellular phone communication frequency band (835.62 and 847.74 MHz).
Malyapa RS, Ahern EW, Straube WL, Moros EG, Pickard WF, Roti Roti JL. · 1997
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical use levels didn't cause detectable DNA damage in lab cells, but this doesn't rule out other biological effects.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mouse and human cells to cell phone frequencies (835-847 MHz) for up to 24 hours at power levels similar to phone use to see if the radiation damaged DNA. Using a sensitive test called the comet assay, they found no DNA damage in the exposed cells compared to unexposed control cells. This suggests that cell phone radiation at typical exposure levels may not directly break DNA strands in laboratory conditions.
Study Details
Mouse C3H 10T1/2 fibroblasts and human glioblastoma U87MG cells were exposed to cellular phone communication frequency radiations to investigate whether such exposure produces DNA damage in in vitro cultures.
Two types of frequency modulations were studied: frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW), with a...
No significant differences were observed between the test group exposed to FMCW or CDMA radiation an...
Our results indicate that exposure of cultured mammalian cells to cellular phone communication frequencies under these conditions at an SAR of 0.6 W/kg does not cause DNA damage as measured by the alkaline comet assay.
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@article{rs_1997_measurement_of_dna_damage_3224,
author = {Malyapa RS and Ahern EW and Straube WL and Moros EG and Pickard WF and Roti Roti JL. },
title = {Measurement of DNA damage after exposure to electromagnetic radiation in the cellular phone communication frequency band (835.62 and 847.74 MHz).},
year = {1997},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9399708/},
}