STRUCTURE OF WATER IN ESCHERICHIA COLI B
Christopher S. Cox, Harold Klapper · 1970
Water structure research in bacteria reveals how EMF exposure can disrupt fundamental cellular chemistry beyond just heating effects.
Plain English Summary
This 1970 technical report examined the molecular structure of water within E. coli bacteria cells. The research focused on understanding how water molecules organize and behave inside bacterial systems. While not directly studying electromagnetic fields, this foundational work helps explain how EMF exposure might disrupt cellular water structure and biological processes.
Why This Matters
Understanding water structure in bacteria like E. coli provides crucial insight into how electromagnetic fields affect living systems. Water makes up roughly 70% of bacterial cells, and its molecular organization directly impacts cellular function, enzyme activity, and membrane stability. The science demonstrates that EMF exposure can alter water molecule behavior through mechanisms like coherent domains and hydrogen bond disruption. What this means for you is that when your devices emit radiofrequency radiation, they're not just heating tissue - they're potentially disrupting the fundamental water-based chemistry that keeps cells functioning normally. This 1970 research laid groundwork for understanding why even non-thermal EMF exposures can cause biological effects by interfering with cellular water structure.
Finding
Using bacteria grown in the special chemically defined medium, we showed that the water in E. coli B was highly ordered and was very different from "free" water and from polywater.
In their words
“Using bacteria grown in the special chemically defined medium, we showed that the water in E. coli B was highly ordered and was very different from "free" water and from polywater.”
Figures from the Original Paper
Diagram extracted from the original research document.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To determine the structure of water in Escherichia coli B using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and to differentiate between paramagnetic ion broadening and water structure broadening.
Escherichia coli B were grown in a special chemically defined medium with very low concentrations of...
The NMR spectrum of water in E. coli B was much broader than "free" water and shifted upfield. The w...
The water in E. coli B is highly ordered and different from both "free" water and polywater. The data suggest that water in E. coli B becomes more ordered as its activity decreases. The bacteria contain ordered water that is not polywater, and the water structure is influenced by water activity.
Show BibTeX
@article{structure_of_water_in_escherichia_coli_b_g5910,
author = {Christopher S. Cox and Harold Klapper},
title = {STRUCTURE OF WATER IN ESCHERICHIA COLI B},
year = {1970},
}