Cell phones don't cause brain mutation any more than tobacco is addictive
Found on
slashdot, why no one has a straight answer on the question of cell phone radiation. In short: scientists in 1995 discover DNA damage in mice exposed to two hours of microwave radiation deemed safe by government standards. They try to tell the story but get sidelined by the industry. And if you look at the "research" now...
Lai says there have been about 200 studies on the biological effects of cell-phone-related radiation. If you put all the ones that say there is a biological effect on one side and those that say there is no effect on the other, you’d have two piles roughly equal in size. The research splits about 50-50.
"That, in and of itself, is alarming," Lai says. But it’s not the whole story. If you divide up the same 200 studies by who sponsored the research, the numbers change.
"When you look at the non-industry sponsored research, it's about three to one--three out of every four papers shows an effect," Lai says. "Then, if you look at the industry-funded research, it's almost opposite--only one out of every four papers shows an effect."
But no one knows if the effects are harmful because no one's really looking into it. All I know is, when I'm on my phone for more than two minutes my ear hurts a lot. Oh, and I also know that when my phone rings my monitor goes all wobbly. That can't be good.
March 2005 Columns Magazine Feature: Wake Up Call
* Ray, 3/07/2005 02:09:43 PM
