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I think I was clear… the adverse effects are not happening for humans due to the epithelial cells absorbing / blocking the radiation… did you not read what I wrote or did you expect I wouldn’t point out the strawman?

I said that these may be harmful to insects, that the same mechanism isn’t present.

For example: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mobile-insects-german.html

Here is a direct quote:

Of the 83 studies deemed scientifically relevant, 72 showed that radiation had a negative effect on bees, wasps and flies.

These effects ranged from a reduced ability to navigate due to the disturbance of magnetic fields to damage to genetic material and larvae.

Get it now?




I think people speak this subject too anthropocentric here, the real problem is EM pollution at a massive and unprecedented scale is making the insect population collapse. All of that, without mentioning the lack of methods and funding to study the dangers because the economic incentives are too high. Time will speak by itself.




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