Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, of Columbia University and one of the most
experienced researchers of the cellular and molecular effects of EMFs in the
United States, gave an informative speech at the November 18, 2010
Commonwealth Club of California program, “The Health Effects of
Electromagnetic Fields,” co-sponsored by ElectromagneticHealth.org.
Dr. Blank spoke with deep experience and commanding authority on the
impact of EMFs on cells and DNA, and explained why your DNA, with its ‘coil
of coils’ structure, is especially vulnerable to electromagnetic fields of all
kinds. As described in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, DNA
possesses the two structural characteristics of fractal antennas, electronic
conduction and self-symmetry. iii
These properties contribute to greater reactivity of DNA to electromagnetic
fields than other tissues, making the long-term consequences of repeated
microwave exposures to our genetic material of great concern. Dr. Blank is
adamant when he says that there IS evidence of harm, and that the harm can
be significant. He also points out that the science showing harmful effects has
been peer-reviewed, published, and that the results have been replicated,
evaluated and “judged by scientists capable of judging it.”
Even barring all the scientific evidence, it simply makes sense that laptops,
cell phones and other wireless technology can impact the human body once
you understand that your body is bioelectric. Your body contains electrons
that keep an electrical current flowing, and inside every cell are
mitochondria, the ‘power plants’ of the cell that respond to the body’s natural
electromagnetic fields.
As Dr. Maret explains in an interview with ElectromagneticHealth.org, your
body is a complex communication system where cells, tissues, organs, and
organisms “talk” — it’s a veritable “electronic symphony in your body.” iv This
communication includes finely tuned bio-electrical transmitters and receivers,
which are tuned like tuning into a radio station. And when you expose a radio
antenna to a significant amount of external noise, you get static, and that is
what is happening to your body in today’s EMF-saturated environment.