Study of effects of radio-wave frequency radiation emitted from cellular telephones on embryonic development of danio rerio

Mary Vagula; Ryan Harkless

doi:10.1117/12.2016232

29 May 2013 Study of effects of radio-wave frequency radiation emitted from cellular telephones on embryonic development of danio rerio

Mary Vagula, Ryan Harkless

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Proceedings Volume 8723, Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III; 87231E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016232
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Radio wave frequency (RF) radiation emitted from cellular telephones has become increasingly ubiquitous as a result of the popularity of these phones. With the increasing and unavoidable exposure to RF radiation a reality, it is imperative that the effects of such radiation on living tissue be well understood. In particular, it is critical to understand any effects that RF radiation may have as a carcinogen and on embryonic development, as pregnant women are not exempt from such exposure. As a model organism, zebrafish (Danio rerio) have been studied extensively, and their value in studies of gene expression cannot be overstated. This study observed the effects of RF radiation on the embryonic development of zebrafish. The expression of two genes, shha and hoxb9a, that are key to the early development of the fish was examined. Both genes have homologs in humans as well as in other model organisms. Preliminary results suggest that exposure to cell phone radiation might have an effect on the expression of shha in zebrafish embryos, causing under expression. More trials are necessary to validate these results.

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Mary Vagula and Ryan Harkless "Study of effects of radio-wave frequency radiation emitted from cellular telephones on embryonic development of danio rerio", Proc. SPIE 8723, Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III, 87231E (29 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016232

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