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Most concerns focus around the electromagnetic radiation heating your tissue. Microwave ovens operate at 2.4MHz, and most common frequencies can work like a mic

Most concerns focus around the electromagnetic radiation heating your tissue. Microwave ovens operate at 2.4MHz, and most common frequencies can work like a microwave with varying efficiency. At the intensities of normal transmissions that isn't really a concern. For a time this seemed like something we might worry about with phones, since during a phone call there we have an active antenna right next to your fairly sensitive brain that might not like being heated up. But even there it turned out that the effect was too small to be of concern

hammock 2y ago
Is there any theorizing or research being done around potential non-heating harmful effects of non-ionizing radiation?
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- kstrauser 2y ago
  Not directly, because there's no plausible hypothesis by which it could cause any biological effects whatsoever.
  - FollowingTheDao 2y ago
    Yes, there is. And a hypothesis needs to be tested. Science! Polarization: A Key Difference between Man-made and Natural Electromagnetic Fields, in regard to Biological Activity https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914 Ion Channels seem to be effected by EMFs even at powers that we are subjected to every day. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33945157/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33945157/
    - hammock 2y ago
      Interesting. Thanks for sharing
- rpaddock 2y ago
  Microwave News (nothing to do with Microwave Ovens) covers the non-heating research. https://www.microwavenews.com https://www.microwavenews.com
- rpaddock 2y ago
  The book "The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life" by Robert Becker and Gary Selden, is a foundational book for this research. First published in 1998. Becker in his research found that lower power levels could have biological effects, everything else being equal, than higher power levels.
- rpaddock 2y ago
  “DNA Breathing Dynamics in the Presence of a Terahertz Field” by B. S. Alexandrov, V. Gelev, A. R. Bishop, A. Usheva, K. O. Rasmussen (Submitted on 28 Oct 2009) "Abstract: We consider the influence of a terahertz field on the breathing dynamics of double-stranded DNA. We model the spontaneous formation of spatially localized openings of a damped and driven DNA chain, and find that linear instabilities lead to dynamic dimerization, while true local strand separations require a threshold amplitude mechanism. Based on our results we argue that a specific terahertz radiation exposure may significantly affect the natural dynamics of DNA, and thereby influence intricate molecular processes involved in gene expression and DNA replication." https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.5294 https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.5294
ianburrell 2y ago
Ham radio operators do need to worry about radio exposure safety for heating. But we are using much higher powers, 100W is normal HF radio, and 1500W is the limit. 5W handheld next to head is safe. Also, the 25mW is nothing.
tiagod 2y ago
>Microwave ovens operate at 2.4MHz 2.4GHz

hammock 2y ago

Is there any theorizing or research being done around potential non-heating harmful effects of non-ionizing radiation?

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kstrauser 2y ago
Not directly, because there's no plausible hypothesis by which it could cause any biological effects whatsoever.
- FollowingTheDao 2y ago
  Yes, there is. And a hypothesis needs to be tested. Science! Polarization: A Key Difference between Man-made and Natural Electromagnetic Fields, in regard to Biological Activity https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914 Ion Channels seem to be effected by EMFs even at powers that we are subjected to every day. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33945157/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33945157/
  - hammock 2y ago
    Interesting. Thanks for sharing
rpaddock 2y ago
Microwave News (nothing to do with Microwave Ovens) covers the non-heating research. https://www.microwavenews.com https://www.microwavenews.com
rpaddock 2y ago
The book "The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life" by Robert Becker and Gary Selden, is a foundational book for this research. First published in 1998. Becker in his research found that lower power levels could have biological effects, everything else being equal, than higher power levels.
rpaddock 2y ago
“DNA Breathing Dynamics in the Presence of a Terahertz Field” by B. S. Alexandrov, V. Gelev, A. R. Bishop, A. Usheva, K. O. Rasmussen (Submitted on 28 Oct 2009) "Abstract: We consider the influence of a terahertz field on the breathing dynamics of double-stranded DNA. We model the spontaneous formation of spatially localized openings of a damped and driven DNA chain, and find that linear instabilities lead to dynamic dimerization, while true local strand separations require a threshold amplitude mechanism. Based on our results we argue that a specific terahertz radiation exposure may significantly affect the natural dynamics of DNA, and thereby influence intricate molecular processes involved in gene expression and DNA replication." https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.5294 https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.5294

ianburrell 2y ago

Ham radio operators do need to worry about radio exposure safety for heating. But we are using much higher powers, 100W is normal HF radio, and 1500W is the limit. 5W handheld next to head is safe. Also, the 25mW is nothing.

tiagod 2y ago

>Microwave ovens operate at 2.4MHz 2.4GHz