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The physics say it won't happen Does it? That's a very strong statement. We are still very ignorant of the subtle workings of the body. There have been numero
by sailormoon 17y ago
The physics say it won't happen
Does it? That's a very strong statement. We are still very ignorant of the subtle workings of the body.
There have been numerous studies and as I see it the jury is still out. Mobile phones have only really been in common use for a decade; that's less time than it takes for eg. lung cancer to develop. I'm not "worried" as such, but I'm certainly open to new data, and think it's rather too soon to declare absolute victory to one side or the other.
Anyway I wasn't trying to say this study is right or wrong or anything really. I was just commenting on the instantly dismissive attitude of many of the responders to this article. I think such dismissiveness is unwarranted.
- CamperBob 17y agoWe are still very ignorant of the subtle workings of the body. Not at the atomic level, we're not. Photon interactions work the same way in your brain as they do anywhere else.
- sailormoon 17y agoI don't know what definition of "photon" you are using but I don't think it is appropriate to describe the effects of microwave radiation, which occurs at very different wavelengths as visible light, which "photon" traditionally refers to. EM radiation at ~microwave levels has well-known effects, it's true, such as protein denaturing and other localised internal heating. The effect of randomly, and perhaps partially, denaturing proteins over long periods of time in important parts of your body is rather ill-studied, I would have thought.