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Reduction of the earth's magnetic field inhibits growth rates of model cancer cell lines
Author(s) -
Martino Carlos F.,
Portelli Lucas,
McCabe Kevin,
Hernandez Mark,
Barnes Frank
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.20606
Subject(s) - apoptosis , magnetic field , cell culture , cell cycle , cell growth , magnetostatics , cell , humidity , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biophysics , materials science , biology , physics , biochemistry , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , genetics
Abstract Small alterations in static magnetic fields have been shown to affect certain chemical reaction rates ex vivo. In this manuscript, we present data demonstrating that similar small changes in static magnetic fields between individual cell culture incubators results in significantly altered cell cycle rates for multiple cancer‐derived cell lines. This change as assessed by cell number is not a result of apoptosis, necrosis, or cell cycle alterations. While the underlying mechanism is unclear, the implications for all cell culture experiments are clear; static magnetic field conditions within incubators must be considered and/or controlled just as one does for temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration. Bioelectromagnetics 31:649–655, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.