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Bio-electromagnetism is the study (a) of the interaction of external electromagnetic (EM) fields and radiation — both natural and technogenic — with living organisms, and (b) of the electromagnetic fields and radiation generated by the alive organism itself. The aim of these studies is threefold: firstly, to attempt to establish the bio-significance (if any) of different natural electromagnetic fields, such as the Earth’s magnetic field and the Schumann resonances; secondly, to establish whether exposure to technogenic electromagnetic fields are harmful to the human organism; and thirdly, to learn more about the electromagnetic structure of the alive organism and the role of endogenous electromagnetic fields by studying (particularly with respect to their degree of coherence) the external fields and radiation associated with and emitted by the alive organism.
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Hyland, G.J. (2003). Bio-Electromagnetism. In: Popp, FA., Beloussov, L. (eds) Integrative Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0373-4_2
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