From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>More precisely, does the thickness of the skull bone at the temples provide extra protection? Would assume most radiation would pass through the head at or near the temples or ears. The ear is a cartilagenous structure, but even though the hole in the skull it extends from is relatively small, it's still a hole in the head.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cell phones: Holey Rat's Brains
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:36:02 -0600
(responding to this awfully late, I know....)
The Fool wrote:
>
> Phone Study: Holey Rat's Brains
>
> By Elisa Batista | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1
>
> 02:00 AM Jan. 31, 2003 PT
>
> In a study that may shed some light on whether cell-phone use is harmful
> to callers, Swedish scientists found that radiation emitted by the
> world's most common mobile phones burns holes in the brains of rats.
OK, what I'd like to know is, how thick is a rat skull compared to a human
skull? Does the thickness of the human skull provide extra protection from
the radiation? Or is this the equivalent of the study where rats were fed
insane amounts of saccharine (much more for their body weight than any human
would reasonably consume) and then developed cancers?
If cell phone radiation is burning holes through nervous tissue of any kind, I'm concerned.
Rats are useful for figuring out what's likely to harm humans, but if theI don't disagree, but do think that more tests are probably in order now. :(
study doesn't take into account physiological differences that might have an
impact on the results, there's a limit as to just how useful it's going to
be.
Jon
I use a hands-free with my startac anyway Maru
_________________________________________________________________
Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
