The Behavior of a Population of Protozoan Microorganisms under Electromagnetic Radiation from Cell

PAPER manual Biophysics 2024 Other Effect: harm Evidence: Low

Read original paper → DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924701021 Evidence Lab

Abstract

The Behavior of a Population of Protozoan Microorganisms under Electromagnetic Radiation from Cell Phones Morozova, L.A., Savel’ev, S.V. The Behavior of a Population of Protozoan Microorganisms under Electromagnetic Radiation from Cell Phones. Biophysics 69, 955–960 (2024). doi: 10.1134/S0006350924701021. Abstract For the first time, the effect of a significant change in the resistance of the aquatic medium of a population of protozoan microorganisms under the influence of electromagnetic radiation from cell phones has been experimentally investigated. The results of the experiment demonstrated the biological nature of the changes occurring in the water–protozoan population system, which indicated the effect of radiation directly on the cells. This conclusion was confirmed by the same time for information exchange between individual participants of the population in the calculation and in the experiment. An extremely low concentration of protozoan cells in the experiment was established, equal to 1000 cells/L, at which the specified effect was observed. It was concluded that the method for detecting changes in the physical properties of the aquatic medium of a population of protozoa under the action of electromagnetic fields can be used to identify the mechanisms of interaction of biological systems with electromagnetic radiation. Open access paper: link.springer.com

AI evidence extraction

At a glance

Study type

Other

Effect direction

harm

Population

Population of protozoan microorganisms in an aquatic medium

Sample size

—

Exposure

cell phone

Evidence strength

Low

Confidence: 66% · Peer-reviewed: yes

Main findings

The experiment reported a significant change in the resistance of the aquatic medium of a protozoan population under electromagnetic radiation from cell phones, interpreted as biologically driven changes indicating a direct effect on cells. The authors report agreement between calculated and experimental time for information exchange within the population and note the effect was observed at a protozoan concentration of 1000 cells/L.

Outcomes measured

Change in resistance of the aquatic medium (water–protozoan population system) under exposure
Time for information exchange between individual participants of the population

Limitations

Frequency/band of electromagnetic radiation not specified in the abstract
Exposure duration and intensity/SAR not reported in the abstract
Sample size/number of experimental replicates not reported in the abstract
Outcome measures and statistical details are not provided in the abstract

View raw extracted JSON

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    "effect_direction": "harm",
    "limitations": [
        "Frequency/band of electromagnetic radiation not specified in the abstract",
        "Exposure duration and intensity/SAR not reported in the abstract",
        "Sample size/number of experimental replicates not reported in the abstract",
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