WEBVTT 00:00.240 --> 00:09.843 An exposure level 76 times higher than the radiation limit would cause exactly the same genetic damage as 00:09.843 --> 00:14.759 this relatively low-power transmitter in a village. 00:14.759 --> 00:17.120 You have to imagine what that means: 00:17.120 --> 00:25.679 When it comes to radioactivity, health and safety regulations are in place for good reason—it is prohibited. 00:25.679 --> 00:29.039 It is permitted for mobile phones. 00:29.039 --> 00:36.920 But when there’s cell phone radiation, it’s not just for a moment—it goes on for a long time. 00:36.920 --> 00:39.520 And then you can imagine what happens. 00:39.520 --> 00:45.079 The muscles, especially those around the arteries, spasm. 00:45.079 --> 00:55.240 Nerve cells transmit impulses; if it happens to be a pain nerve, you will experience constant pain. 00:55.240 --> 01:02.672 This chronic pain can—unfortunately, I have to say—become so severe that, in extreme cases, people have 01:02.672 --> 01:07.560 been unable to bear it and have taken their own lives. 01:07.560 --> 01:11.280 Thank you very much for the kind introduction. 01:11.280 --> 01:13.159 That's very nice. 01:13.159 --> 01:22.075 Even a science program on Bavarian Radio claimed: “Mobile phone radiation can’t possibly be harmful, because 01:22.075 --> 01:30.200 the energy—meaning quantum energy, as we’ve heard—is far too low to break down chemical bonds.” 01:30.200 --> 01:32.400 So it can't be harmful. 01:32.400 --> 01:43.120 Excuse me, but even our state-run media spreads this kind of nonsense. And it’s not just Bavarian Broadcasting. 01:43.120 --> 01:53.945 It is important to realize that biological effects do not stem solely from chemistry, but that certain substances—such 01:53.945 --> 02:04.319 as proteins—are biologically active simply because of their physical structure and their physical effects. 02:04.319 --> 02:12.871 And for the physicists among you: You might find the term “van der Waals forces” interesting, as their energy lies precisely within 02:12.871 --> 02:17.120 the range of the mobile communications we’re discussing here. 02:17.120 --> 02:22.960 But even without any knowledge of physics, you can still understand what’s happening. 02:22.960 --> 02:25.479 Let's take a look at a cell. 02:25.479 --> 02:35.599 This is a blue sphere in the picture—a cell surrounded by a cell membrane. 02:35.599 --> 02:45.680 This cell membrane separates the external region outside the cell, which is mostly filled with positively charged particles. 02:45.680 --> 02:50.984 Here I’ve marked the calcium ions with small yellow spheres, but they’re not just 02:50.984 --> 02:54.680 calcium—there’s potassium and several others as well. 02:54.680 --> 03:01.439 The cell contains mostly negative particles, such as chlorine. 03:01.439 --> 03:08.095 And just like with “royal children,” the negatively charged particles want to move toward the positively 03:08.095 --> 03:14.319 charged ones and vice versa, but they can’t reach each other because of the cell membrane. 03:14.319 --> 03:17.159 But the cell membrane has holes in it. 03:17.159 --> 03:22.520 Holes that allow only one type of particle to pass through. 03:22.520 --> 03:28.039 The red dots here are holes that allow calcium to pass through. 03:28.039 --> 03:35.080 There are others that allow potassium to pass through, and still others for different substances, 03:35.080 --> 03:38.639 and so on, but these pores are usually blocked. 03:38.639 --> 03:51.400 Blocked by complex molecules—proteins that prevent the calcium ions from entering. 03:51.400 --> 04:03.120 If you take a closer look at how these holes are clogged, you'll see that they're made up of spiral-shaped particles. 04:03.120 --> 04:13.080 And the spirals maintain their shape because the charges are not evenly distributed but attract each other. 04:13.080 --> 04:17.319 And so the spiral cannot unwind. 04:17.319 --> 04:22.622 But if we expose it to radiation now, the spiral starts to vibrate—or, in 04:22.622 --> 04:26.040 physicists’ terms, to undergo torsional vibrations. 04:26.040 --> 04:35.703 And then it can happen that the vibration becomes so strong that the charged particles are too far apart to attract 04:35.703 --> 04:40.800 each other sufficiently, meaning that the spiral breaks apart. 04:40.800 --> 04:43.439 This is shown here. 04:43.439 --> 04:51.279 In the cell membrane—specifically in these calcium channels—it looks like this: 04:51.279 --> 04:59.240 In a channel like this, there are spirals; I've only drawn two here, but in reality there are four. 04:59.240 --> 05:08.431 When the radiation strikes them, these spirals may, under certain conditions—if the radiation is strong 05:08.431 --> 05:17.800 enough—unravel, lose their rigidity, and allow calcium ions—the positively charged particles—to flow in. 05:17.800 --> 05:31.879 Well, that’s not an unusual process in itself; for example, when you contract a muscle, calcium flows into the muscle cells. 05:31.879 --> 05:38.279 In other words, calcium causes muscle cells to contract. 05:38.279 --> 05:46.399 In nerve cells, calcium triggers the transmission of a nerve impulse, so there’s no problem there. 05:46.399 --> 05:54.279 But when there is cell phone radiation, it’s not just for a moment—it goes on for a long time. 05:54.279 --> 05:56.519 And then you can imagine what happens. 05:56.519 --> 06:02.439 The muscles, especially those around the arteries, spasm. 06:02.439 --> 06:12.519 Nerve cells transmit impulses; if it happens to be a pain nerve, you will experience constant pain. 06:12.519 --> 06:19.846 This chronic pain can—unfortunately, I have to say—become so severe that, in extreme cases, people have 06:19.846 --> 06:24.120 been unable to bear it and have taken their own lives. 06:24.120 --> 06:30.519 Unfortunately, that's true; I know of several cases like that—it's terrible. 06:30.519 --> 06:38.879 Okay, so what happens now when the calcium enters the cell? 06:38.879 --> 06:43.360 Then a whole chain of reactions takes place. 06:43.360 --> 06:49.199 These reactions—I've shown only one of the chains here, but there are several. 06:49.199 --> 06:53.000 The endpoint of the blue boxes is important. 06:53.000 --> 06:59.319 As you can see, free radicals and oxidative stress are present. 06:59.319 --> 07:11.000 And this oxidative stress consists of highly reactive chemical compounds that, among other things, attack genetic material—DNA. 07:11.000 --> 07:19.439 Incidentally, the end result of this has already been studied in numerous experiments many, many years ago. 07:19.439 --> 07:26.439 I believe there are well over 100 scientific studies that examine this effect. 07:26.439 --> 07:32.514 And right now we're in the midst of another boom period, with new research on this topic 07:32.514 --> 07:36.160 being published constantly, almost every week. 07:36.160 --> 07:45.607 The best-known study was the so-called “Reflex Study,” commissioned by the EU, which subsequently garnered 07:45.607 --> 07:56.480 significant public attention and was vigorously opposed by the industry—with outrageous smears and other terrible things. 07:56.480 --> 08:03.399 We won't go into that now—maybe my neighbor, Mr. Scheidsteger, will. 08:03.399 --> 08:11.970 Well, as I said, these chemical reactions lead, among other things, to genetic changes, and 08:11.970 --> 08:16.839 these genetic changes have two possible outcomes. 08:16.839 --> 08:26.560 Either cancer or poor genetics for the next generation. 08:26.560 --> 08:37.000 Let’s first take a closer look at how we can quantify genetic damage. 08:37.000 --> 08:43.960 Of course, you can examine the DNA in individual cells to look for damage. 08:43.960 --> 08:52.759 We've recently achieved something that people didn't think was possible. 08:52.759 --> 08:59.799 As you know, before cell division, the genetic material organizes itself into chromosomes. 08:59.799 --> 09:10.720 If DNA, the genetic material, is damaged, damaged chromosomes are also produced. 09:10.720 --> 09:18.840 And there’s one type that’s particularly interesting: the so-called dicentric chromosomes. 09:18.840 --> 09:30.600 They are used in radiation exposure assessments to determine the amount of radiation a person has been exposed to. 09:30.600 --> 09:38.409 You should know that: Dizentric chromosomes are caused almost exclusively by radiation—not by chemical factors, 09:38.409 --> 09:42.559 not by other environmental factors, but only by radiation. 09:42.559 --> 09:51.526 And that is why it is legally recognized that the number or frequency of dicentric 09:51.526 --> 09:58.399 chromosomes is a reliable measure of radiation exposure. 09:58.399 --> 10:07.039 We—that is, a group of which several of us are members—have compared two villages. 10:07.039 --> 10:15.399 One village had a cell tower—not even a particularly tall one—and the other had none. 10:15.399 --> 10:22.229 Otherwise, the population or the segment of the population under study was compared in 10:22.229 --> 10:26.279 minute detail, just as is done with radioactivity. 10:26.279 --> 10:34.158 In other words, they wanted to be as precise as possible about everything—from people’s medical 10:34.158 --> 10:39.399 history and eating habits to their cheese consumption. 10:39.399 --> 10:45.399 And he just picked out a corresponding number of people. 10:45.399 --> 10:56.681 In the people exposed to the radiation—as I said, a perfectly ordinary, not particularly powerful cell phone tower on the roof 10:56.681 --> 11:06.978 of a house in the village—it caused anaberrant chromosomes, the kind that would result from exposure to radioactive 11:06.978 --> 11:12.440 radiation at the threshold level over a period of 76 years. 11:12.440 --> 11:14.480 In other words: 11:14.480 --> 11:25.826 Since the (radioactive) radiation was present in very high levels for only one year—a level 76 times higher than the 11:25.826 --> 11:36.879 radiation limit—it would cause exactly the same genetic damage as this relatively weak transmitter in a village. 11:36.879 --> 11:39.200 You have to imagine what that means. 11:39.200 --> 11:47.840 When it comes to radioactivity, health and safety regulations are in place for good reason—it is prohibited. 11:47.840 --> 11:53.080 It is permitted for mobile phones. 11:53.080 --> 11:57.279 Let's go back to that—what does that mean in practice? 11:57.279 --> 12:02.480 One outcome is cancer; we've already talked about that. 12:02.480 --> 12:11.480 There are countless studies examining the link between cell phone use and cancer. 12:11.480 --> 12:16.639 I've just picked out a few of the most important ones—perhaps the most famous ones. 12:16.639 --> 12:25.893 The first study is by Hardell, who specifically investigated whether there is an increased incidence of 12:25.893 --> 12:33.080 brain tumors among people who talk on the phone with a mobile device held to their ear. 12:33.080 --> 12:35.200 And he found out: 12:35.200 --> 12:43.109 There is an increased incidence of brain tumors: specifically, if you hold the phone in your right hand, the tumor 12:43.109 --> 12:50.879 tends to develop on the right side, and if you hold it in your left hand, it tends to develop on the left side. 12:50.879 --> 12:55.320 The second point here from the National Toxicology Program. 12:55.320 --> 13:03.759 It is also a study that was commissioned by the government—specifically, the U.S. government. 13:03.759 --> 13:12.828 Researchers exposed several thousand mice and rats to radiation and found that certain 13:12.828 --> 13:17.679 types of cancer were caused by the radiation. 13:17.679 --> 13:20.759 Statistically sound and well-documented. 13:20.759 --> 13:26.120 However, the radiation levels in these studies were relatively high. 13:26.120 --> 13:30.480 Then we said, “Well, the radiation levels are much lower here.” 13:30.480 --> 13:40.265 That is why Ms. Belpoggi conducted the same studies in Italy using radiation levels slightly above our limit and also 13:40.265 --> 13:45.639 well below our limit, and she reached the same conclusion. 13:45.639 --> 13:54.425 In other words, even at levels well below our threshold, it has been shown that cancer develops in animals—specifically 13:54.425 --> 13:59.159 in rats—albeit only certain types of cancer, but still. 13:59.159 --> 14:05.720 And Professor Lin originally worked in the mobile communications industry. 14:05.720 --> 14:14.159 Based on these experiments, he said, “It is now beyond doubt: Cell phone radiation causes cancer!” 14:14.159 --> 14:22.279 You can also look at this in another study, which again uses official English-language data. 14:22.279 --> 14:29.720 In the UK, the roles differ here... 14:29.720 --> 14:34.600 Sorry, I almost forgot—we're still going to Belpoggi: 14:34.600 --> 14:45.639 The dose people were exposed to even correlates linearly with the likelihood that the animals developed cancer. 14:45.639 --> 14:53.480 But now back to the British study—this data comes from the UK Health Security Agency. 14:53.480 --> 15:05.840 They studied grade 4 gliomas—which are particularly aggressive brain tumors—specifically tumors that are almost always fatal. 15:05.840 --> 15:09.919 They are classified according to the different regions of the brain. 15:09.919 --> 15:18.559 The green curve represents the majority of brain regions that have not changed much over the years. 15:18.559 --> 15:27.559 The red curve refers only to the frontal lobe, which extends laterally into the temporal lobe. 15:27.559 --> 15:34.159 And since the introduction of mobile communications, that number has risen rapidly. 15:34.159 --> 15:38.879 Unfortunately, my statistics stop relatively early on. 15:38.879 --> 15:46.720 It's because I've been lazy that I haven't kept the data up to date since then, but I'll keep at it. 15:46.720 --> 15:50.159 Okay, those were the cancer cases. 15:50.159 --> 15:56.274 Now, one could say that if someone wants to be exposed to electromagnetic radiation—and since it’s 15:56.274 --> 16:02.879 possible to avoid at least some of it, though only some—then it’s their own fault if they get cancer. 16:02.879 --> 16:08.399 It's cynical, but it's something people often throw in your face. 16:08.399 --> 16:16.919 One thing for which there is certainly no excuse is the harm done to the next generation. 16:16.919 --> 16:28.360 We conducted a study involving 7,000 irradiated piglets and approximately 10,000 non-irradiated piglets. 16:28.360 --> 16:37.974 Exactly in that month—really, in that very month—when the radiation began, the pregnant 16:37.974 --> 16:43.679 sows started giving birth to malformed piglets. 16:43.679 --> 16:48.080 I've recorded a few here. 16:48.080 --> 16:50.960 That's very reminiscent of "Contergan." 16:50.960 --> 16:58.868 It is important to note that this radiation—which averaged several hundred microwatts per square 16:58.868 --> 17:07.720 meter—reached a maximum of 1,200 microwatts per square meter, a figure that was even officially measured. 17:07.720 --> 17:11.920 Our threshold is 10 million! 17:11.920 --> 17:16.799 But even with this low level of radiation, they develop these deformities. 17:16.799 --> 17:25.396 And if I only count the ones that are visibly affected at birth—not those with internal organ damage, but the ones that are 17:25.396 --> 17:30.680 immediately visible—then we have a 1% rate of damaged piglets. 17:30.680 --> 17:37.039 You should know that, genetically speaking, pigs are very similar to humans. 17:37.039 --> 17:45.400 And this isn't just about pigs; we're seeing deformities in cattle as well. 17:45.400 --> 17:47.759 In other words, it spans the animal kingdom. 17:47.759 --> 17:50.200 We've observed this in plants as well. 17:50.200 --> 17:52.640 I don't have any pictures of that here. 17:52.640 --> 17:56.200 Now I’d like to ask you to consider: 17:56.200 --> 18:02.960 We could have a mobile network that uses only a fraction of the radiation. 18:02.960 --> 18:12.079 Will anyone here explain how that works in practice? 18:12.079 --> 18:18.640 The current method is cheaper and generates higher profits for the operators. 18:18.640 --> 18:20.480 Is that really what we want? 18:20.480 --> 18:32.759 In other words, are we willing to risk 1% of our offspring having visible defects just to save money? 18:32.759 --> 18:39.039 Please keep in mind that this only applies to visible damage. 18:39.039 --> 18:43.000 They aren't born in humans. 18:43.000 --> 18:48.599 It's awful to say, but it's true—these children are being aborted. 18:48.599 --> 18:51.519 You won't find them in any statistics. 18:51.519 --> 18:53.200 But is that what we want? 18:53.200 --> 18:57.400 Is that really what we want, just so it can be cheap? 18:57.400 --> 18:59.559 Thank you very much for your attention.