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The Rest of the Wi-story
Cockroaches are the hardiest of insects.
Among their numerous talents are long-time survival without food,
immunity to severe cold, ability to go without oxygen for 45 minutes and
functionality after decapitation.
Roaches can withstand huge doses of ionizing radiation; their lethal
dose from a nuclear blast would be 6-15 times higher than that for
humans. But scientists report that electromagnetic
radiation emitted by mobile phones produces profound and deleterious
effects upon the roach.
A 2017 study published in the journal Current Science
reported that irradiated roaches became inert and lethargic after only
three hours of wireless microwave exposure. They exhibit widespread effects on
their brain, neurons, developing cells and enzyme systems. The
researchers noted that such adverse physiological and biochemical
effects seen in these resilient insects warn about the
dangers of ubiquitous radiation propagated irresponsibly for wireless
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