Since I was the one who initiated this thread, I feel responsible to clear things up… calm down and take a deep breath!
Dave and Stewart, you two have completely missed the point, and Dave, it is clear that you have not read my original post, nor any of the references. Let me also say that I may be a bit of an odd-man-out in the Vort Collective since I have degrees in both Biology and ComputerSci, and it is understandable how someone without the biology background might miss the main point I was trying to make. Please read the following points carefully: 1. the PRF (pulse-repetition-frequency) is NOT the issue or possible ‘cause’ I was referring to in my original post. 2. the references in my post show that protein reactivity CAN BE AFFECTED by THz EM waves IN SOLUTION, causing significant changes to ‘normal’ biochemical processes. Since PROPER protein interactions are ESSENTIAL to living organisms, and exposure to even very low levels can cause this disruption of biochemical processes, it could lead to deleterious effects to the organism. Here is the title to one of the refs which states it very succinctly: “Terahertz underdamped vibrational motion governs protein-ligand binding in solution” Let me provide some explanation as to the significance of the wording in this title: - why ‘underdamped’, and ‘in solution’? Interaction of NON-ionizing EM waves with biological tissue/processes has always been thought to be HIGHLY DAMPED due to the high (salt) water content of biological tissues, thus, not likely to cause much interaction with physical elements (i.e., living cells and various molecules). And this is probably the case for the vast majority of EM frequencies. However, it now appears that protein conformation (physical folding 3D shape) has evolved to be in a state of near criticality which is key to the proteins ability to interact with very specific other proteins or molecules. The underdamped vibrations which the Thz waves cause in the protein, or subunits of the protein, although only lasting picoseconds, are enough to trigger the conformational change BEFORE the protein has a chance to interact with its target protein/molecule. If this is allowed to happen on a continuous basis, it could have very deleterious effects on the health of the organism. 3. If even a minute amount of EM power at very high frequencies makes it to the depth of the coral-building organisms, there is a possibility that it would disrupt some aspect of their biochemical processes, leading to their decline/death. If the radars were only on for a few mins/hours a day, the organisms could probably recover, but when hit with it 24/7/365, their systems eventually degrade causing death. This is a *reasonable* scenario given this new knowledge about how EM can affect protein interactions. Is it the cause of coral and other sea-life deaths??? I don’t know, but wanted to pass it along… 4. Although one of the references was referring to Thz freq’s, it would be reasonable to assume that Ghz or lower freqs might also cause similar disruption to biochemical processes. In looking at this thread, the fact that it got sidetracked is probably because most of my original text was deleted early on and Dave did not go back to read it… -Mark Iverson
