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MAGNETIC IMPACTS. “Magnetic or electromagnetic fields have shown effects on morphogenesis from different initial explants; on growth-related parameters of in vitro shoots, roots, somatic embryos, and callus; and on the photosynthetic pigment profile, level of stress-induced alanine production, activity of stress-related enzymes, and endogenous levels of cytokinins and auxins.” https://lnkd.in/dEMTV8A View in LinkedIn

PLANETARY MAGNETISM. “The geomagnetic field (GMF) is a natural component of our environment. Plants, which are known to sense different wavelengths of light, respond to gravity, react to touch and electrical signaling, cannot escape the effect of GMF. While phototropism, gravitropism, and tigmotropism have been thoroughly studied, the impact of GMF on plant growth and development is not well-understood.” https://lnkd.in/dCeCN2g View in LinkedIn

RADIO INTERFERENCE. “Current evidence indicates that exposure at levels that are found in the environment (in urban areas and near base stations) may particularly alter the receptor organs to orient in the magnetic field of the earth. These results could have important implications for migratory birds and insects, especially in urban areas, but could also apply to birds and insects in natural and protected areas where there are powerful base station emitters of radiofrequencies.” https://lnkd.in/d6NSxdX View in LinkedIn

CONFIRMATIONS. “In 1984, it was initially discovered in mice that an extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) could attenuate opiate induced analgesia. In the past 30 years, we defined some of ELF-MF exposure and subject state conditions that can both increase and decrease nociception in snails and mice and can induce analgesia in humans.” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bem.21918/full View in LinkedIn

CURIOUS LANDMARK. “In 1984, Kavaliers, Ossenkopp, and Hirst published a seminal paper that magnetic fields from two counter rotating horseshoe magnets could abolish morphine induced analgesia in mice.” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bem.21918/full View in LinkedIn

RADIOLYTIC LIFE INSPIRATION. “Geochemical processes are well known to support subsurface life. An important shift in our understanding came about when studies revealed that subsurface life can be independently supported by radiolysis, where the source of radiation is particles emitted from the decay of radioactive substances.” https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0459 View in LinkedIn

DISRUPTION. “Exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) fields can disrupt orientation to static GMF. Burda et al. showed that 50 Hz fields of about 0.1 μT (more than two orders of magnitude lower than the static GMFs) can disrupt orientation of ruminants to the GMF. This is not an isolated finding. A number of reports found that ELF magnetic fields in the 1 μT range can disrupt orientation to GMF. Surprisingly, Engels et al. showed that anthropogenic electromagnetic noise, as weak as 100 nT and as integrated between 2 kHz and 5 MHz, disrupts magnetic compass orientation in migratory European robins.” https://lnkd.in/d-hY-TE View in LinkedIn

THE CENTRAL IDEA. “Nevertheless, a high dosage of ionizing radiation can force organisms to develop mechanisms that enable them to survive in extreme conditions.” https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0459 View in LinkedIn

MOLE-RATS. “The magnetic compass of mole-rats is affected by brief magnetic pulses with an intensity high enough to re-magnetize magnetite particles. The same properties were found for the magnetoreceptors of microphthalmic bats. Importantly, the magnetic compass of Ansell’s mole-rats was unaffected by a treatment specifically designed to perturb the radical pair mechanism using a RF field in the low MHz range (broadband as well as Larmor frequency, i.e., 1.315 MHz)16 over 300 times stronger than that shown to cause disorientation in birds.” https://lnkd.in/etSP2df View in LinkedIn

IONIZING RADIATION DANGERS. “Such damages have the potential to modify the genetic code through mutations, alter the way DNA functions, and transfer mutations to the next generation(s). Radiation damage can also cause cancer as seen in a number of studies with ultraviolet (UV) and particle interactions with humans, primarily in context of oncological studies, nuclear accidents and astronaut health in outer space.” https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0459 View in LinkedIn