> I've still purporting that *any* EM field mankind can produce
> external to a biological cell is miniscule, weak and meager
> compared to the forces at work *within* the cell as well
> as within a molecule ... leading me to wonder *just what*
> is the 'affectation mechanism' whereby a man-made EM field
> affects or upsets biological organisms or their functions.

I think the argument has more to do with larger effects on the whole
organism than individual cells.  A lot of nervous system function depends on
small electrical signals, and alternating magenetic fields could conceivably
cause or alter such signals.  These mechanisms are subtle, but then again so
are the effects, if there are any.  If the effects weren't subtle we
wouldn't be having this discussion and we'd have bodies piled high under
power lines.  There wouldn't be any lawyers because the all died clutching
their cell phones.  Hmm...


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