2015/02/26 by Ondřej Kučera, Kateřina Červinková, Michaela Nerudová +1 · 2 voices · 3 citations
Medicine · #Biofield Effects and Biophysics
paper · doi:10.2174/1568026615666150225103105
openalex publication_date 2015/02/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
In this mini-review, we summarize the current hypotheses, theories and experimental evidence concerning the electromagnetic activity of living cells. We systematically classify the bio-electromagnetic phenomena in terms of frequency and we assess their general acceptance in scientific community. We show that the electromagnetic activity of cells is well established in the low frequency range below 1 kHz and on optical wavelengths, while there is only limited evidence for bio-electromagnetic processes in radio- frequency and millimeter-wave ranges. This lack of generally accepted theory or trustful experimental results is the cause for controversy which accompanies this topic. We conclude our review with the discussion of the relevance of the electromagnetic activity of cells to human medicine.