Faculty Research 1990 - 1999

Microwave-specific heating affects gene expression.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1992

Keywords

Escherichia-coli, Gene-Expression, Heat, Microwaves, SUPPORT-U-S-GOVT-NON-P-H-S

First Page

75

Last Page

78

JAX Source

Bioelectromagnetics 1992;13(1):75-8

Abstract

The effects of low-level microwave radiation on gene expression in Escherichia coli have been examined in a sensitive model. We confirm the previously reported existence of an increase in beta-galactosidase expression by microwave radiation--an increase not duplicated by bulk heating. However, the effect was not frequency dependent and appeared to be due to heating effects peculiar to microwaves. These results indicate that small thermal gradients may be a source of biological effects of non-ionizing radiation.

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