Microwave Effects on DNA and Proteins
For several years, researchers have been reporting the effects of microwave radiation/heating on both the structure and function of DNA, RNA and proteins. For the most part, favourable accelerated biological functions are observed as microwave induced hea
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Microwave Effects on DNA and Proteins
Microwave Effects on DNA and Proteins
Chris D. Geddes Editor
Microwave Effects on DNA and Proteins
Editor Chris D. Geddes Institute of Fluorescence University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-50288-5 ISBN 978-3-319-50289-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50289-2
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Preface
For many years, the scientific community has studied ionizing and nonionizing electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation, either stand-alone or in combination with other agents, with regard to possible adverse health effects on biological systems. In particular, the roles of microwaves have received much attention with significant discussion focused on the underlying mechanisms of the so-called thermal or nonthermal effects, i.e., the reaction-promoting effects that occur with microwaves, with notable attention also on the role of both microwave-generated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. In addition, these adverse health effects can also be taken in light of the fact that microwaves are indeed used for biological sample preparation/destruction, such as in histopathology to reduce the preparation time of tissue sections for microscopy, or used in the microwave-based Lyse-it™ technology (www.lyse-it.com), which can rapidly lyse cells and fragment DNA (and RNA/proteins) into desired base pair sizes. Given the increasing use of devices which continuously emit polarized fields, which are believed to be significantly more bioactive than natural unpolarized ones, I have
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