Community | January 11, 2010 | 3 comments

Full-body scanners used on air passengers may damage human DNA

source: http://www.naturalnews.com/027913_full-body_scanners_DNA.html

(NaturalNews) In researching the biological effects of the millimeter wave scanners used for whole body imaging at airports, NaturalNews has learned that the energy emitted by the machines may damage human DNA.

Millimeter wave machines represent one of two primary technologies currently being used for the "digital strip searches" being conducted at airports around the world. "The Transportation Security Administration utilizes two technologies to capture naked images of air travelers - backscatter x-ray technology and millimeter wave technology," reports the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a non-profit currently suing the U.S. government to stop these electronic strip searches. (http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/b...)

In order to generate the nude image of the human body, these machines emit terahertz photons -- high-frequency energy "particles" that can pass through clothing and body tissue.

The manufacturers of such machines claim they are perfectly safe and present no health risks, but a study conducted by Boian S. Alexandrov (and colleagues) at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico showed that these terahertz waves could "...unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication."

In layman's terms, any time you're talking about interfering with "gene expression" and "DNA replication," you're essentially talking about something that could be a risk to human health.

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3 comments // Full-body scanners used on air passengers may damage human DNA

  • ryan8566
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      ryan8566  

    • no more 'harm' than a tooth X-Ray, according to latest reports. but potential X-Ray doesn't seem to be the issue with this...it is stupidity that...OMG...someone may see my butt or dick. really stupid. i would rather land safely.

    • 2 years ago
  • WeAreChangeKy
  • UndoInfluence
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      UndoInfluence  

    • Because they only give you a link with a small quote from the journal article they are able to make it sound like there's actually proof of this damage out there. On the contrary however the article is simply a theoretical one where the authors are simply hypothesizing a system that could in their imagination cause damage, so far none of what they theorize has shown up in tests.

      Overall this is a highly irresponsible post yelling fire just to scare some people.

    • 2 years ago
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