From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sun Feb 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!parc!biosci!STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV!pg7 From: pg7@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (GAILEY P C) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: Biomedical papers* Date: 31 Jan 1995 06:17:12 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 18 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <3gl3rq$jdp@arcturus.ciril.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net On 31 Jan 1995, root wrote: > Any one can tell me where can I find a server which contains letters, pap > ers and communications about biomedical sciences. > Thanks a lot. Please give me your answer on this news or on my mail: > claverie@lien.u-nancy.fr > > > There is a very nice gopher server at fairway.ecn.purdue.edu Paul Gailey pg7@ornl.gov From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 07 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news2.near.net!das-news2.harvard.edu!fas-news.harvard.edu!scws4.harvard.edu!mlevin From: mlevin@scws4.harvard.edu (Michael Levin) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: I have a HUGE EMF bibliography available Date: 7 Feb 1995 23:33:18 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Lines: 44 Message-ID: <3h8vvu$pnn@decaxp.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: scws4.harvard.edu Keywords: bibliography Hi all - through the years, I have been assembling a bibliography containing references to papers in the scientific literature on the following topics: 1) Effects of applied electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic radiation (some RF, some microwave, no ionizing radiation) on living systems at all levels (from bio-molecules to groups of organisms) 2) Presence and significance of natural (endogenous) electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic radiation (ultra-weak photon emission, etc.) by living systems at all levels (from bio-molecules to groups of organisms) The bibliography is about 120 pages long (when printed out single-spaced), and is *not* annotated. It contains references to papers published between 1925 and 1995, including all papers in the regular journals, and many papers in foreign/rare/obscure journals which one wouldn't find in most databases. This bibliography was assembled by doing extensive literature searches, incorporating the contents of several existing bibliographies of this nature, and by meticulous back-tracking through references listed at the end of all papers encountered (believe it or not, I actually have all of these papers; finding any given one is another story however...). It is thus more complete than any list on this topic I have ever seen. If anyone is interested in this, please send me email at mlevin@scws4.harvard.edu. Since I am not supported in this project by my current grant/advisor/department etc., I warn in advance that I will ask for a $15 check to cover the costs of photocopying and mailing it to you. If anyone wants this thing, and absolutely cannot pay that much, email me anyhow and we will work something out (since I cannot bear the thought of anyone who is interested in this field and wants to read papers having no access to a comprehensive list). In any case, I would like to hear from scientists interested in this area, especially in the role of endogenous fields in embryonic development. I am a graduate student at Harvard (Genetics dept. at the Medical School), and am working on research in developmental biology. I have done research in the past on magnetic field effects on embryonic development, and am interested in talking to anyone else who thinks about such things. Mike Levin From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 07 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!FDADR.CDRH.FDA.GOV!JPC From: JPC@FDADR.CDRH.FDA.GOV ("Jon P. Casamento 443-3840") Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: RF protective clothing (cloth) Date: 8 Feb 1995 08:21:31 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 47 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HMSZM7PGYC95ODSH@CVAX3.CDRH.FDA.GOV> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M Date: 08-Feb-1995 09:20 EST From: daemon@net.bio.net daemon@net.bio.net@SMTP@CVAX3 Dept: Tel No: TO: emf-bio@net.bio.net ( emf-bio@net.bio.net@SMTP@CVAX3 ) Subject: RF, ELF, or EMF protection clothing or devices I am looking for any information about work in protective clothing or protective devices for individuals who work in EMF areas. Particularly anything to do with frequencies related to industrial applications, generally 13-50 MHz. On a different effort, I'm interested in protection at the high frequency range, 10-120 GHz. Please provide any references or sources on this news or to my email, sorensen@rfr.brooks.af.mil Regards, Sherrie Sorensen sorensen@rfr.brooks.af.mil A company named MAXWELL makes conductive cloth that is supposed to attenuate RF fields. 20 Gilbert Avenue Suite 101 Hauppauge, NY 11788 ATTN: Joe Amato PH: 516-366-2411 FAX: 516-361-6135 -Jon Casamento- JPC@fdadr.cdrh.fda.gov From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 07 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RFR.BROOKS.AF.MIL!sorensen From: sorensen@RFR.BROOKS.AF.MIL Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: RF, ELF, or EMF protection clothing or devices Date: 8 Feb 1995 06:20:57 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 12 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501087922.AA792253436@rfr.brooks.af.mil> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I am looking for any information about work in protective clothing or protective devices for individuals who work in EMF areas. Particularly anything to do with frequencies related to industrial applications, generally 13-50 MHz. On a different effort, I'm interested in protection at the high frequency range, 10-120 GHz. Please provide any references or sources on this news or to my email, sorensen@rfr.brooks.af.mil Regards, Sherrie Sorensen sorensen@rfr.brooks.af.mil From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Wed Feb 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!cc.UManitoba.CA!gordonr From: gordonr@cc.UManitoba.CA (Richard Gordon) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: emf embryologists Date: 9 Feb 1995 02:23:28 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <3h8vvu$pnn@decaxp.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net It would be helpful if all list members particularly interested in embryology would let me know who you are. I'll circulate the list. Thanks, -Dick Gordon, U.Manitoba[Feb9,95] On 7 Feb 1995, Michael Levin wrote: > I would like to hear from scientists interested in... the role of endogenous fields in embryonic development. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Wed Feb 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!casaba.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news2.harvard.edu!fas-news.harvard.edu!scws4.harvard.edu!mlevin From: mlevin@scws4.harvard.edu (Michael Levin) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Is any biologist in Boston area working on EM-related stuff? Date: 8 Feb 1995 21:36:22 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Lines: 8 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3hbdgm$8kl@decaxp.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: scws4.harvard.edu I am a graduate student at the Genetics dept. at Harvard. I am curious if there are any biologists, especially developmental biologists, in the Boston area working (or interested in working, or planning to work) in the area of electromagnetic field interactions with living systems. Mike Levin From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 14 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!uunet.uu.net!afrey From: afrey@uunet.uu.net (Allan Frey) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: biblio Date: 15 Feb 1995 08:33:07 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Thanks, Mike... for making the bibliography available. I would suggest two things for you to consider. First, instead of paper copies, you might offer to put the bibliography on a disk if a disk is sent to you. This would seem to be cheaper, easier for you and more usable for the recipient. Second, you might ask your school's system administrator to make it available via ftp. Allan Allan H. Frey email afrey@uunet.uu.net 11049 Seven Hill Lane voice 301.299.5181 Potomac, MD 20854, USA From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Fri Feb 24 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!cityscape.co.uk!usenet From: ab49@ab49.cityscape.co.uk (Williams) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Date: 25 Feb 1995 16:43:54 GMT Organization: IP-GOLD User Lines: 19 Message-ID: <3inmoa$l3b@ns.cityscape.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: ac034.du.pipex.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.5 At the moment I am doing an investigation on the effects of electromagnetic fields on plant growth. I have noticed particularly, that germination is severely inhibited by the presence of magnetic fields - i.e. only 2 out of 250 cress seeds germinated with a field, whereas 214 out of 250 in the control germinated. Interesting eh? I was just wondering if any experiments like this have been carried out in the past and what happened? I heard recently that an ELF transmitter for transmitting signals to submarines has significantly increased growth in surrounding plants (in New Scientist). Anyone know of any other strange things happening like that? Basically I need some background information to include in my write-up so any references, particularly any on the net would be incredibly gratefully received, as would any advice. Thanks a lot, John From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sat Feb 25 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!oro.net!au.oro.net!not-for-mail From: brdotwn@au.oro.net (brdotwn@oro.net) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Body Spectra Date: 26 Feb 1995 17:49:46 GMT Organization: oronet -- Penn Valley, CA USA 916-477-6650 Lines: 11 Message-ID: <3iqevq$77m@ag.oro.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: au.oro.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 941109BETA PL0] With the advent of new single photon counters in the infared, microwave and radio regions of the electro-magnetic spectra. It should be possible to measure emission from biological life forms. In the late 1970s we looked for characteristic fingerprint emissions from tumor cells. The detection systems were just not up to the job -- yet. Has anyone been using the new equipment to check this out in the 1990s? brdotwn@oro.net From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sun Feb 26 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!mcimail.com!S=Janie_P+p_Blanchard%S=Blanchard%G=Janie_P+p%I=JP%BECHTEL From: S=Janie_P+p_Blanchard%S=Blanchard%G=Janie_P+p%I=JP%BECHTEL@mcimail.com ("Janie P. Blanchard") Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: EMF & plants Date: 27 Feb 1995 12:04:13 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 26 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <52950227193925.0005382259D40X4@MCIMAIL.COM> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net John Williams writes: At the moment I am doing an investigation on the effects of electromagnetic fields on plant growth. I have noticed particularly, that germination is severely inhibited by the presence of magnetic fields - i.e. only 2 out of 250 cress seeds germinated with a field, whereas 214 out of 250 in the control germinated. Interesting eh? I was just wondering if any experiments like this have been carried out in the past and what happened? There was an article by Richard L. Liboff in the 1969 book by M. F. Barnothy on "Biological Effects of Magnetic Fields" (Plenum Press, New York) on magnetic field effects on plant roots. There was also some preliminary work done on plants in high voltage (electric fields) at EPRI's Waltz' Mill test facility where the early work turned out to be an artifact of their experimental setup: they noticed reduced growth in high fields until they realized the pointed tips of the plants were getting burned from electrostatic discharges in the high voltages. This work was not written up to the best of my knowledge, but may have been extended to get more useful results in the late 1980's. These may not be terribly useful references, but they are a start. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sun Feb 26 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV!pg7 From: pg7@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (GAILEY P C) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: Date: 27 Feb 1995 06:22:55 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 33 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <3inmoa$l3b@ns.cityscape.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I also read an article that described increased plant growth under the Navy ELF antenna. While anything is possible, I think a close look at ground currents would be in order. They can be significant around large antennas and could result in substantial currents (and electric fields) in the ground which may be affecting the growth rate. -Paul Gailey On 25 Feb 1995, Williams wrote: > At the moment I am doing an investigation on the effects of > electromagnetic fields on plant growth. I have noticed particularly, that > germination is severely inhibited by the presence of magnetic fields - i.e. > only 2 out of 250 cress seeds germinated with a field, whereas 214 out > of 250 in the control germinated. Interesting eh? > > I was just wondering if any experiments like this have been carried out in > the past and what happened? I heard recently that an ELF transmitter for > transmitting signals to submarines has significantly increased growth in > surrounding plants (in New Scientist). Anyone know of any other strange > things happening like that? > > Basically I need some background information to include in my write-up > so any references, particularly any on the net would be incredibly > gratefully received, as would any advice. > > Thanks a lot, > > John > > From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sun Feb 26 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!caen!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!cobia.gulf.net!willis.cis.uab.edu!news.ecn.bgu.edu!newspump.wustl.edu!fas-news.harvard.edu!scws5.harvard.edu!mlevin From: mlevin@scws5.harvard.edu (Michael Levin) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: Date: 27 Feb 1995 16:34:20 GMT Organization: Harvard University Science Center Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3isuuc$n32@decaxp.harvard.edu> References: <3inmoa$l3b@ns.cityscape.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: scws5.harvard.edu Hi - I tried emailing you, but my message bounced. As you may have noticed from a previous post of mine, I have a huge EMF bibliography which does include references to effects on plant growth. If you are interested, let me know (let me know if you don't have access to the article describing it, and I'll email it to you). I can also include pointers to which of the references deal with effects on plant growth. Mike Levin Harvard Medical School From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sun Feb 26 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!mcimail.com!S=Janie_P+p_Blanchard%S=Blanchard%G=Janie_P+p%I=JP%BECHTEL From: S=Janie_P+p_Blanchard%S=Blanchard%G=Janie_P+p%I=JP%BECHTEL@mcimail.com ("Janie P. Blanchard") Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: EMF & Plant Growth Date: 27 Feb 1995 14:31:53 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 15 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <10950227222701.0005382259D40X4@MCIMAIL.COM> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net In response to John Williams comments: >> At the moment I am doing an investigation on the effects of >> electromagnetic fields on plant growth. . . I was just wondering if any >> experiments like this have been carried out in >> the past and what happened? Microwave News (Jan/Feb 1995) has an article, beginning on p. 1, entitled "EMFs Boost Tree Growth at Exposures of 1-7 mG" that describes work done by researchers at Michigan Technological University. See also International Journal of Bimeteorology, 37, 229-234, the Jan. 14, 1995 issue of New Scientist, and the January 27, 1995 issue of Science. JP Blanchard From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ACCESSNV.COM!rictell From: rictell@ACCESSNV.COM (AccessNevada) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Response of humans to low freq audio Date: 28 Feb 1995 09:20:10 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 23 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9502281723.AA07044@bighorn> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net In regard to a message posted by Dave Kutchinski regarding the influence of audio frequency fields on human behavior, the fields that I recall being discussed on this topic referred to acoustic fields, not electric or magnetic or electromagnetic, just plain mechanical waves, sound waves. The paper I remember most, but cannot find any longer, was one about using low frequency audio, at very high intensities, aboard ships for clearing fog. Apparently, the mechanical wave action of the low frequency emissions caused the fog droplets to condense, sort of, and fall out of the air. According to the paper that I recall, the phenomenon really did work at clearing the fog, but they observed a bad side effect in that men on board the ship starting getting immediately sick, nausea, etc. Perhaps, someone could run a lit research on this topic and post the results. ...Ric Tell ........................................................... + Richard A. Tell Voice: 702-645-3338 + + Richard Tell Associates, Inc. FAX: 702-645-8842 + + 8309 Garnet Canyon Lane + + Las Vegas, NV 89129-4897 + ........................................................... From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!haalett!kutchin From: kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: HELP~~~ What are ELF effect on the brain Date: 28 Feb 1995 14:58:27 GMT Organization: Argonne National Laboratory Lines: 18 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ivdmj$qb4@milo.mcs.anl.gov> Reply-To: kutchin@eid.anl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: haalett.dis.anl.gov I have researched the known pubs for the effects of a 10Hz *ACOUSTIC* emission. I say acoustic since there are three schools of thought about the affect of a 10Hz emission: Acoustic, Magnetic, EMR. I have heard that the acoustic affect of the 10Hz emission will cause nausea. I have heard it so much that it seems to be common knowldge. However, I can`t find *ANY* reference to it. The closest I can get is the work of the frenchman Gavreau who did a lot of research in the late 50s/early 60's then went into the black world. I know that a blaistogram of the body will reveal that it occillates at about 10Hz but what is it the amplitude(?) db(?) what that causes what part of the brain to start emptying it`s bowels and stomach? Thanks in advance. David Kutchinski From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!haalett!kutchin From: kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: EMF-Link Date: 28 Feb 1995 14:40:56 GMT Organization: Argonne National Laboratory Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ivclo$qb4@milo.mcs.anl.gov> References: <3iu3qe$mth@netnews.upenn.edu> Reply-To: kutchin@eid.anl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: haalett.dis.anl.gov Bruce, Thanks for the info, but I am getting a kickback on the web of you URL. http://infoventures.microserve.com is there more to it? Thanks in advance Dave Kutchinski From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!msunews!netnews.upenn.edu!news From: "Bruce H. Kleinstein" Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: EMF-Link Date: 28 Feb 1995 03:03:42 GMT Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 5 Message-ID: <3iu3qe$mth@netnews.upenn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts6-25.upenn.edu EMF-Link, a WWW server for information on biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, is now accessible at URL: http://infoventures.microserve.com This site will be updated regularly. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!haalett!kutchin From: kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: Response of humans to low freq audio Date: 28 Feb 1995 20:10:52 GMT Organization: Argonne National Laboratory Lines: 2 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3j000c$qb4@milo.mcs.anl.gov> References: <9502281723.AA07044@bighorn> Reply-To: kutchin@eid.anl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: haalett.dis.anl.gov From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Mon Feb 27 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.nysernet.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!haalett!kutchin From: kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: Response of humans to low freq audio Date: 28 Feb 1995 20:25:07 GMT Organization: Argonne National Laboratory Lines: 28 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3j00r3$fcl@milo.mcs.anl.gov> References: <9502281723.AA07044@bighorn> Reply-To: kutchin@eid.anl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: haalett.dis.anl.gov In article AA07044@bighorn, rictell@ACCESSNV.COM (AccessNevada) writes: > In regard to a message posted by Dave Kutchinski regarding the influence of > audio frequency fields on human behavior, the fields that I recall being > discussed on this topic referred to acoustic fields, not electric or > magnetic or electromagnetic, just plain mechanical waves, sound waves. The > paper I remember most, but cannot find any longer, was one about using low > frequency audio, at very high intensities, aboard ships for clearing fog. > Apparently, the mechanical wave action of the low frequency emissions caused > the fog droplets to condense, sort of, and fall out of the air. According > to the paper that I recall, the phenomenon really did work at clearing the > fog, but they observed a bad side effect in that men on board the ship > starting getting immediately sick, nausea, etc. > > Perhaps, someone could run a lit research on this topic and post the results. > > ....Ric Tell > The Russian acoustic institute I am looking at is also working as using an acoustic infrasound (ELF) to areate(sp) water as fire supression to replace Halon. Thanks for the info Ric. Dave Kutchinski From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 28 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.nysernet.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!msunews!netnews.upenn.edu!news From: "Bruce H. Kleinstein" Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: EMF-Link Date: 1 Mar 1995 02:31:59 GMT Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3j0mav$sab@netnews.upenn.edu> References: <3iu3qe$mth@netnews.upenn.edu> <3ivclo$qb4@milo.mcs.anl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts7-17.upenn.edu kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) wrote: > > Bruce, > > Thanks for the info, but I am getting a kickback on the web of > your URL. > > http://infoventures.microserve.com > > is there more to it? > > Thanks in advance > > Dave Kutchinski > Our TCP/IP winsock interacted unfavorably with some Web browsers and shut down. We changed winsocks this afternoon. You should have no further problem accessing EMF-Link. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 28 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!nuclear.microserve.net!root From: chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Re: EMF-Link Date: 1 Mar 1995 19:20:33 GMT Organization: Microserve Information Systems (800)-380-INET Lines: 24 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3j2he1$7m4@nuclear.microserve.net> References: <3iu3qe$mth@netnews.upenn.edu> <3ivclo$qb4@milo.mcs.anl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: infoventures.microserve.com kutchin@eid.anl.gov (Dave Kutchinski, 900-P10, 2-6287, ACAC, works Russell) wrote: > Thanks for the info, but I am getting a kickback on the web of you URL. > > http://infoventures.microserve.com > > is there more to it? What's a kickback? The correct web address is given above. It occasionally is slow but it works. We are working on correcting the slowness. The old site will be going down within a day or so. ----- Chaim Dworkin, EMF-Link Web Master & System Admin. For those of you who read news using a Web browser such as Netscape or Mosaic, you can reach EMF-Link by clicking here. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Tue Feb 28 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!uunet.uu.net!afrey From: afrey@uunet.uu.net (Allan Frey) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Body Spectra Date: 28 Feb 1995 18:04:06 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 52 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net brdotwn@oro.net states "With the advent of new single photon counters in the infared, microwave and radio regions of the electro-magnetic spectra. It should be possible to measure emission from biological life forms."... Has anyone been using the new equipment to check this out..." I've made these measurements, see for example: Electromagnetic emission at micron wavelengths from active nerves. Biophysical Journal. 8, 1968, 731-734. It was not easy. Briefly, I found that micron wavelength emission was associated with stimulation of live unmylinated blue crab nerves (p = .008). The emission detected was considerably greater than that which could be expected from a black- body nerve model; it was more than two orders of magnitude greater, i.e. 6 microwatt/cm2. Heating artifact from stimulation was shown to not account for the emission detected. It was found that the emission came from a location near the nerve surface and must have been in certain bands of wavelength, i.e. 10.5 to 6.5 micron, 5.5 to 3.5 micron, and a very narrow band at 2.5 micron. Following up on this, Sherebrin, et al examined difference spectra between resting and excited nerves in the micron wavelength region. Difference peaks appeared when the nerve was active with a propagated action potential. They concluded from the evidence that it appears likely that the difference peaks were due to phospholipids in the nerve membrane and that they may be related to conformational changes. Margineanu, after a series of studies, concluded that the nerve membrane must be able to release and also to absorb electromagnetic energy corresponding to 4-15 kcal/mol. The quanta of such energy have wavelengths in the domain 2-7 micron. He notes that this lies exactly in the region where the electromagnetic emission as well as shifts in the absorption spectrum of active nerves were reported by the foregoing authors. He states that the significance of this is particularly high since the above mentioned spectral domain corresponds to vibro-rotational transitions of proteins. The implications of these findings for understanding the response of ion complexes to electromagnetic fields are of some significance. There are also other implications for information transfer in the nervous system. There's more of relevance in chapters two and four of my recent book. Allan Allan H. Frey email afrey@uunet.uu.net 11049 Seven Hill Lane voice 301.299.5181 Potomac, MD 20854, USA