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Genome-Wide Analysis of THz-Bio Interaction

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Convergence of Terahertz Sciences in Biomedical Systems

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We now can predict the biological effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure owing to advances in genomic technologies. Keeping pace with the development of available radiation sources, studies on biological interactions with specific frequency region has been required to precede the fundamental understanding and evaluation of bio-safety. Experimentally verified molecular mechanisms of biological systems with EMF exposure can provide powerful evidence to detect significant microscopic changes in living organism. Accumulated research results ultimately can be contributed to guide and regulate the safe application of EMF sources in diverse fields.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (No. 2011-0001291) and the R&D program supervised by the KCA (Korea Communications Agency) (KCA-2011- 11911-01108).

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Kim, KT., Park, WY. (2012). Genome-Wide Analysis of THz-Bio Interaction. In: Park, GS., et al. Convergence of Terahertz Sciences in Biomedical Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3965-9_15

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