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Study Links Cell Phones to DNA Damage
Amit Malhotra was one of several readers to point out a story running on numerous sites about a study linking cell phone use to DNA Damage. Of course, a recent gammaworld campaign has served to remind me that mutations are almost always beneficial, so there is nothign to fear.
The super speed and x-ray vision are great superpowers.
Maybe one of the effects of these mutations could be better spelling...
Now all those Valley Girls who use cell phones all the time will get super powers.
"We have to, like, go save the president, you know. hee hee! *Laser Beam Eye Sound Effects*"
Just a boy doing unproffesional IT work that's way above his head.
This has been postulated ror years now. God knows what we're doing to ourselves with technology.
Can you tumor me now? Good.
My observations suggest that they merely destroy the part of the brain that regulates manners.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anyone."
--RJ
Hmmm, guess I've gotta rethink putting my cell phone in my pocket eh? Fortunately, my kids came before I started doing that! So I guess that means...errr, forgot where I was, nevermind!
To the making of books there is no end, so let's get started
except the failure to be able to read or write
Have fun: Join D.N.A. (National Dyslexics Association)
We did not evolve with a microwave transmitters straped to our heads so guess what? Its bad for you. If we had developed in a setting with high levels of this form of radtion our DNA repair mechanisms would be undoubtly able to deal with it; but such is not the case.
Also, most critical damage will result in either programed cell death (apoptosis) when the cell figures out its scewed or death by necrosis when the cell has been too damged to do anything. The third alternative would be cancer. If anyone is hoping to get a useful mutation that you can pass on to your kids I suggest holding the phone as close as possible to your gonads while in use. If you are lucky your sperm progenator cells (or eggs for the ladies) will pick up the useful mutation and pass it on.
If the rest of us are lucky you will just be sterilized.
"Capital punishment makes the state into a murderer. Imprisonment makes the state into a gay dungeon-master"
1. X-Ray linked to DNA damage
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2. Background radiation linked to DNA damage
3. Alcohol linked to DNA damage
4. Tobacco linked to DNA damage
5. Drugs linked to DNA damage
1000000. Life linked to DNA damage
1000001. Cell phones linked to DNA damage
So what ?
The cell phone industry issued an internal memo discouraging employees from using the term 'mutation', and instead having them call it 'unanticipated DNA improvements'
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
--E.C. Stanton
If you wrapped a cellphone in ham, would it no longer work?
I don't know that, but I'm sure your phone would no longer be kosher...
This is silly, they just have cause and effect backwards. The real truth is that only mutants use their cell phones that much.
I peel myself off of the monitor or the computer on my lap.
Except for ending slavery, the Nazis, communism, & securing American independence, war has never solved anything.
study linking cell phone use to DNA Damage.
Well, that explains alot. It explains why people run red lights, why people use ambulances and fire trucks on emergency runs to get into and out traffic, and why the fuck people driving SUV's don't pay attention while talking on their goddamn cell phones. It has mutated the DNA in their brains into one giant asshole.
"You'll get nothing, and you'll like it!"