Charge Effects in Electromagnetic Stimulation of Biosynthesis

Abstract

Exposure to low intensity non-ionizing radiation has been linked to a number of significant biological effects, both clinically beneficial (e.g., acceleration of bone fracture healing in cases of non-unions [1]) and potentially harmful (e.g., epidemiological studies showing an increased risk of childhood leukemia [2, 3]). Studies of the stimulation of biosynthesis in cells by electromagnetic fields have demonstrated the presence of signal-specific proteins [4], and have also shown that the intensity thresholds for affecting biosynthesis are different at different frequencies [5]. The effects of electromagnetic stimulation on biosynthesis provide detailed information that is important in unraveling the mechanism of action of electromagnetism on fundamental cellular processes. A description of the mechanism at this level could serve as a basis for understanding the more complex effects of electromagnetism in living systems and eventually defining the effects at different levels of electromagnetic exposure.