Weak radiofrequency fields affect the insect circadian clock

J 2019

Weak radiofrequency fields affect the insect circadian clock

BARTOŠ, Přemysl, Radek NETUŠIL, Pavel SLABÝ, David DOLEŽEL, Thorsten RITZ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Weak radiofrequency fields affect the insect circadian clock

Authors

BARTOŠ, Přemysl (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radek NETUŠIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel SLABÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), David DOLEŽEL (203 Czech Republic), Thorsten RITZ (840 United States of America) and Martin VÁCHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of the Royal Society Interface, LONDON, ROYAL SOC, 2019, 1742-5689

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.748

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110714

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0285

UT WoS

000488564000009

Keywords in English

radiofrequency field; circadian clock; magnetoreception; magnetic field; insects; free-running rhythm

Abstract

V originále

It is known that the circadian clock in Drosophila can be sensitive to static magnetic fields (MFs). Man-made radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields have been shown to have effects on animal orientation responses at remarkably weak intensities in the nanotesla range. Here, we tested if weak broadband RF fields also affect the circadian rhythm of the German cockroach (Blatella germanica). We observed that static MFs slow down the cockroach clock rhythm under dim UV light, consistent with results on the Drosophila circadian clock. Remarkably, 300 times weaker RF fields likewise slowed down the cockroach clock in a near-zero static magnetic field. This demonstrates that the internal clock of organisms can be sensitive to weak RF fields, consequently opening the possibility of an influence of man-made RF fields on many clock-dependent events in living systems.

Links

MUNI/G/1391/2018, interní kód MU

Name: At the Cross-road of Magnetic Fields and Light: A New Perspective of Cell Clock Control.

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects

Citovat

BARTOŠ, Přemysl, Radek NETUŠIL, Pavel SLABÝ, David DOLEŽEL, Thorsten RITZ and Martin VÁCHA. Weak radiofrequency fields affect the insect circadian clock. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. LONDON: ROYAL SOC, 2019, vol. 16, No 158, p. 1-4. ISSN 1742-5689. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0285.

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BARTOŠ, Přemysl, Radek NETUŠIL, Pavel SLABÝ, David DOLEŽEL, Thorsten RITZ and Martin VÁCHA. Weak radiofrequency fields affect the insect circadian clock. \textit{Journal of the Royal Society Interface}. LONDON: ROYAL SOC, 2019, vol.~16, No~158, p.~1-4. ISSN~1742-5689. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0285.

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