A lot of people have posted that, because 100 studies found effects and 100 studies didn't, we shouldn't be overly concerned.
Simply because 100 studies didn't find any signs that organic material is affected by this radiation, doesn't mean that it isn't, just that they didn't find it. The fact that 50% of studies DID find effects, is quite alarming.
However, as another poster pointed out, the effects on humans are likely to be quite different to those on rats.
Slashdot Mirror
A lot of people have posted that, because 100 studies found effects and 100 studies didn't, we shouldn't be overly concerned. Simply because 100 studies didn't find any signs that organic material is affected by this radiation, doesn't mean that it isn't, just that they didn't find it. The fact that 50% of studies DID find effects, is quite alarming. However, as another poster pointed out, the effects on humans are likely to be quite different to those on rats.