Cell Phone Radiation Could Interact With Human Tissues in a Never-Before-Considered Way

Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

More Cell Signal Controversy Steve Kazella via Wikimedia Los Alamos National Labs is often associated with bombs, and the one it dropped today is no less likely to stir up a firestorm. Figuratively speaking, of course. That simmering controversy surrounding cell phone signals' effect on biological tissue surfaced again today via a Los Alamos researcher who says the microwaves emitted by cell phones can interact with human tissues in an entirely new way that has yet to be taken into account. There are obviously two sides to the debate here, one that cites evidence showing that cell phone signals have been shown to influence human behavior and health, and the other which claims that epidemiological evidence shows no indication that cell phone signal exposure correlates to the aforementioned health effects. But the particularly potent argument for cell phone safety is that microwave photons don't have enough energy to break chemical bonds. And...

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