You also noticed that at some point everyone in the news and social networks started shouting that 5G is potentially dangerous for humans. And also that it’s time to put on tinfoil hats and boycott the “new thing” in every possible way. And now, after numerous studies by scientists, has it been proven that 5G is harmful?
Every new technology is often met with panic. Many immediately begin to worry that it is potentially harmful to the body. As soon as the first phones or microwaves appeared, people said that their brains would turn into jelly. Or even that new technologies were created to control the human mind; we all love conspiracy theories. 5G is met in approximately the same way. The connection has just begun to spread around the world, and people “in tinfoil hats” have already begun to muddy the waters.
5G is a new fifth-generation mobile communication. Like previous generations (2G, 3G, 4G), it transmits data using electromagnetic waves. But unlike previous standards, 5G uses higher frequencies, which makes it possible to transmit information faster and connect more devices simultaneously.
And it is the presence of high frequencies that confuses people. However, electromagnetic waves are not ionizing. That is, they cannot damage cells or DNA, like radiation, but people’s belief in various myths is ineradicable.
Myths About the Potential Harm of 5G
Here are the most common misconceptions about 5G.
The work of stations contributes to the development of cancer, frequent illness, or brain damage. None of this, of course, has ever been proven. And it’s not that they tried hard enough. Many scientists tried to detect at least some effect of the new mobile communication on a living organism.
Of course, there were studies that tried to confirm the harm from 5G electromagnetic waves, but they cannot be considered completely correct. As a rule, they considered the entire radio frequency spectrum, and not the one used specifically for 5G. Sometimes a slight increase in skin temperature was noted, but this can occur when the norms are exceeded.
The standards for electromagnetic wave emission permitted are very strict. Moreover, new towers work in such a way that they disperse their waves to cover a larger area. They do not concentrate them in one point, which could lead to at least some theoretical changes. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) claims that it is the “global electromagnetic pollution of the environment” that is dangerous. It increases 10 times every ten years, and not 5G technology and its waves. So, a relatively new generation of mobile communications will definitely not become the main culprit of an environmental disaster. At most an addition to the concerns of the WHO.
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In addition to the WHO, the International Agency for Research on Cancer called the radiofrequency electromagnetic field a potential factor in the occurrence of malignant tumors.
Lab Rats Have Proven Changes Under 5G
True, no matter what anyone says, some scientists still manage to record changes from exposure to 5G. For example, scientists from Tomsk State University (TSU) noticed that male Wistar rats (a genetically homogeneous line that was bred in 1906 at the Wistar Research Institute) of different ages showed some changes. For this study, TSU radiophysicists even created a special version of the 5G antenna.
The researchers checked the general condition of the rats. Body weight, temperature, how they move and eat. They tracked possible changes under the influence of the antenna. The experiment lasted for five weeks. In rat years, this is equal to about four years of human life, but for the rats it seemed like an eternity.
At first glance, nothing happened – the rodents did not change their behavior in any way, and all their functions were performed as they should. However, upon closer examination of the brain tissue, it was noticed that the ratio of antioxidants and prooxidants had changed.
Yes, the result was unexpected, but it is unclear how this will affect the future life of the rodents: will they lose any abilities, or, on the contrary, will they acquire useful mutations, will this somehow affect the females and their offspring? There are a lot of questions, and we will not be able to get answers anytime soon.
Or Is There Nothing to Worry About?
In fact, 5G may have an effect on the human body, but it is so insignificant that it is not worth taking into account. Potentially more harm can be caused by “global electromagnetic pollution of the environment”, especially considering how many sources of EMI are around us – from a tower on the street to a Wi-Fi router in an apartment.
So far, no one has given a clear answer to the question of whether 5G is harmful. However, its benefits have already been found: in China, more than two thousand people over 60 were surveyed to find out how fast the Internet affects their well-being. It turned out that the better the mobile connection works in the region (for example, thanks to 5G), the better the pensioners assess their health – they find it easier to find the necessary medical information and communicate with other people, and as a result, their self-esteem increases. So, do not be afraid of technology, you need to use it to the fullest!