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    Senior Member millere's Avatar
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    How TSA scanners tear apart human DNA

    Inside TSA scanners: How terahertz waves tear apart human DNA

    http://bodyscannertruth.com/?p=1397

    While the application of scientific knowledge creates technology, sometimes the technology is later redefined by science. Such is the case with terahertz (THz) radiation, the energy waves that drive the technology of the TSA: back scatter airport scanners.

    Emerging THz technological applications

    THz waves are found between microwaves and infrared on the electromagnetic spectrum. This type of radiation was chosen for security devices because it can penetrate matter such as clothing, wood, paper and other porous material that’s non-conducting.

    This type of radiation seems less threatening because it doesn’t penetrate deeply into the body and is believed to be harmless to both people and animals.

    THz waves may have applications beyond security devices. Research has been done to determine the feasibility of using the radiation to detect tumors underneath the skin and for analyzing the chemical properties of various materials and compounds. The potential marketplace for THz driven technological applications may generate many billions of dollars in revenue.

    Because of the potential profits, intense research on THz waves and applications has mushroomed over the last decade.

    Health risks

    The past several years the possible health risks from cumulative exposure to THz waves was mostly dismissed. Experts pointed to THz photons and explained that they are not strong enough to ionize atoms or molecules; nor are they able to break the chains of chemical bonds. They assert—and it is true—that while higher energy photons like ultraviolet rays and X-rays are harmful, the lower energy ones like terahertz waves are basically harmless. [Softpedia.com]

    While that is true, there are other biophysics at work. Some studies have shown that THZ can cause great genetic harm, while other similar studies have shown no such evidence of deleterious affects.

    Boian Alexandrov at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico recently published an abstract with colleagues, “DNA Breathing Dynamics in the Presence of a Terahertz Fieldâ€

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    I read a similar article awhile back. Link was posted in this forum. This scares me. I've had far too many CAT scans - may be part of the reason I have so many health problems now ...

    My daughter just started a new job Monday and she will be doing a lot of traveling by plane. I immediately emailed this article to her, along with my other children, family and friends.

    Now that something is being done about the health care bill, I hope something will be done about this new TSA ... ummm... fecal matter.
    As Aristotle said, “Tolerance and apathy are the first virtue of a dying civilization.â€

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