Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Genotoxic Potential of 1.6 GHz Wireless Communication Signal: In Vivo Two-Year Bioassay.
Vijayalaxmi, Sasser LB, Morris JE, Wilson BW, Anderson LE. · 2003
View Original AbstractTwo years of 1.6 GHz exposure showed no DNA damage in rat bone marrow at levels comparable to cell phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats and their offspring to 1.6 GHz wireless signals (similar to cell phones) for two years, then examined their bone marrow cells for DNA damage. They found no difference in genetic damage between exposed rats and unexposed control rats, with damage rates around 5-6 micronuclei per 2,000 cells in all groups. This suggests that chronic exposure to these wireless signals at the tested levels did not cause detectable DNA damage in the bone marrow.
Study Details
The aim of this study is to investigate Genotoxic Potential of 1.6 GHz Wireless Communication Signal
Timed-pregnant Fischer 344 rats (from nineteenth day of gestation) and their nursing offspring (unti...
The results indicated that the incidence of micronuclei/2000 polychromatic erythrocytes were not sig...
Thus there was no evidence for excess genotoxicity in rats that were chronically exposed to 1.6 GHz compared to sham-exposed and cage controls.
Show BibTeX
@article{vijayalaxmi_2003_genotoxic_potential_of_16_3473,
author = {Vijayalaxmi and Sasser LB and Morris JE and Wilson BW and Anderson LE.},
title = {Genotoxic Potential of 1.6 GHz Wireless Communication Signal: In Vivo Two-Year Bioassay.},
year = {2003},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12643801/},
}