Microwaves and brain tumors
Read an interesting take on a possible mechanism for how low-intensity microwave radiation (e.g. cell phones) could lead to DNA damage. The /. discussion is here. Basic summary:
- absorbing microwaves could make a large organic molecule change to a different spatial structure or stereoisomer;
- absorbing microwaves affects rates of reactions catalyzed by enzymes and metal atoms, leading to unpredictable effects;
- absorbing microwaves could produce resonance effects on a long organic molecule, which may be strong enough to break covalent bonds.
I am wondering if many of us (Italians and Japanese especially) will start developing brain tumors in the right ear in our fifties. Perhaps future generations will look on the cell age much as we look at the 1950’s infatuation with asbestos.