Non-thermal heat-shock response to microwaves

David de Pomerai, Clare Daniells, Helen David, Joanna Allan, Ian Duce, Mohammed Mutwakil, David Thomas, Phillip Sewell, John Tattersall, Don Jones and Peter Candido
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David de Pomerai: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
Clare Daniells: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
Helen David: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
Joanna Allan: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
Ian Duce: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
Mohammed Mutwakil: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
David Thomas: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
Phillip Sewell: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
John Tattersall: Medical Countermeasures, CBD Porton Down
Don Jones: University of British Columbia
Peter Candido: University of British Columbia

Nature, 2000, vol. 405, issue 6785, 417-418

Abstract: Abstract Exposure limits set for microwave radiation assume that any biological effects result from tissue heating1: non-thermal effects have been reported but remain controversial. We show here that prolonged exposure to low-intensity microwave fields can induce heat-shock responses in the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This effect appears to be non-thermal, suggesting that current exposure limits set for microwave equipment may need to be reconsidered.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1038/35013144

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