Diverse Radiofrequency Sensitivity and Radiofrequency Effects of Mobile or Cordless Phone near Fields Exposure in Drosophila melanogaster.
Geronikolou S, Zimeras S, Davos CH, Michalopoulos I, Tsitomeneas S. · 2014
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation significantly reduced fruit fly reproduction across generations, suggesting lower frequencies may pose greater biological risks than previously assumed.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed fruit flies (Drosophila) to radiation from both mobile phones (900 MHz) and cordless phones (1880 MHz) to study reproductive effects. They found that mobile phone radiation significantly reduced egg laying in the second generation of flies, while cordless phone radiation showed only limited effects. The study suggests that lower frequency radiation may cause stronger biological impacts.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to the growing body of research showing that radiofrequency radiation affects reproduction, even in simple organisms like fruit flies. What makes this research particularly relevant is that it used actual phone devices rather than laboratory equipment, making the exposure conditions more realistic to what we encounter daily. The finding that 900 MHz mobile phone radiation had stronger effects than 1880 MHz cordless phone radiation challenges the common assumption that higher frequencies are always more harmful. The science demonstrates that biological effects can vary significantly based on frequency, distance, and other factors we're still working to understand. While fruit flies aren't humans, they share fundamental cellular processes with us, making their responses worth taking seriously as we consider the potential long-term effects of our wireless technology use.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 and 1880 MHz
Study Details
The aim of this study was to examine how the Drosophila melanogaster animal model is affected when exposed to portable or mobile phone fields.
Two experiments have been designed and performed in the same laboratory conditions. Insect cultures ...
Comparison with advanced statistics of the egg laying of the second generation exposed and non-expos...
Our results suggest a possible radiofrequency sensitivity difference in insects which may be due to the distance from the antenna or to unexplored intimate factors. Comparing the near fields of the two frequencies bands, we see similar not identical geometry in length and height from the antenna and that lower frequencies tend to drive to increased radiofrequency effects.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2014_diverse_radiofrequency_sensitivity_and_2107,
author = {Geronikolou S and Zimeras S and Davos CH and Michalopoulos I and Tsitomeneas S.},
title = {Diverse Radiofrequency Sensitivity and Radiofrequency Effects of Mobile or Cordless Phone near Fields Exposure in Drosophila melanogaster.},
year = {2014},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25402465/},
}