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Mobile phone research shows theoretic risk

A two-year study by the respected Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has found that, in laboratory conditions, the cells of blood vessels behave abnormally when subjected to radiation emissions even when these are within the current safety limits applied to mobile phones. While these confirm the overall finding of some 23 similar studies on animal cells, and indicates a theoretic risk to human users, the findings are not strong enough to cast serious doubts on mobile phone usage. The study appears in the May 2002 issue of “Differentiation”.

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