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Friday, August 30, 2002A three-year study has found that radio emissions from mobile phones do not trigger the growth of tumors in mice and therefore probably do not do so in humans either, Australian researchers said Friday. The research on 1,600 mice, by the Adelaide-based Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, follows another Australian study on mice five years ago that concluded cellular phones could foster tumor growth. The 1997 study fueled consumer concern about the safety of mobile phones but the Adelaide scientists said they could not replicate the findings in their mice, half of which were genetically engineered to be extremely susceptible to tumors. "That then gives you confidence that if you don't find an effect in these animals you are probably not going to find an effect in normal animals, humans being a normal animal," said Tim Kuchel, a spokesman for the Adelaide research team. posted by Sydney on 8/30/2002 06:56:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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