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APPENDIX PM5 - BIOLOGICAL AMPLIFICATION

Electromagnetic Interaction With Biological Systems
edited by Dr. James C. Lin, University of Illinois
1989 Plenum Press, New York

Proceedings of the Joint Symposium on Interactions of 
Electromagnetic Waves with Biological Systems, held as part
of the Twenty-Second General Assembly of the International 
Union of Radio Science, Aug 25 - Sept 2, 1987, in Tel Aviv,
Israel.

ISBN 0-306-43109-2
QP82.2.N64E44 1989
612.01448-dc19 88-38957
CIP

Eleanor White's comments on this posting:

This book focusses on NON-ionizing radiation, and contains 
detailed texts about NON-THERMAL effects.  In other words, 
"right up our alley".

The main use of this book is to show that it is easy for
electromagnetic signals to cause radio frequency hearing and other
effects at LOW power levels.  This in turn can be used to explain why
DETECTION is so very difficult.

I don't understand the biological jargon, however, a few of the more
plain-language paragraphs STUNNINGLY verify that with careful choice
of signal frequency and modulation, not only can the body's cells
detect the modulation envelope of an incoming radio signal (i.e.
function as a "cellular crystal set") but even AMPLIFY these
carefully formed signals.  (Amplification of other effects, such as
proneness to disease, is also covered in the book.)

"Detection", in terms of radio signal reception, means that some
portion of the reciever "rectifies", that is, turns the AC of the 
incoming signal into varying DC.  If this conversion is not done, 
voice to skull wouldn't work.

The book touches also on ways in which cells communicate, and 
shows that electromagnetic fields of relatively weak power levels 
can affect intercellular communication, which is, as I understand 
the subject, what the brain is "all about".

Bio-amplification is apparently why radio signals of very low average
power ("MICROwatts" per NASA) can still produce audio effects,
and no doubt plays a part in difficulties in detection.

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