Natural ELF fields in the atmosphere and in living organisms

Abstract

Most electrical activity in vertebrates and invertebrates occurs at extremely low frequencies (ELF), with characteristic maxima below 50Hz. The origin of these frequency maxima is unknown and remains a mystery. We propose that over billions of years during the evolutionary history of living organisms on Earth, the natural electromagnetic resonant frequencies in the atmosphere, continuously generated by global lightning activity, provided the background electric fields for the development of cellular electrical activity. In some animals the electrical spectrum is difficult to differentiate from the natural background atmospheric electric field produced by lightning. In this paper we present evidence for the link between the natural ELF fields and those found in many living organisms, including humans.

Effect of Intermittent ELF MF on Umbilical Cord Blood Lymphocytes

“…In particular, drawing conclusions regarding the effectiveness of SRF should be subjected to assessment and discussion of the dependence of effects on the field amplitude. Coinciding with studies pointing out the importance of SRF as endogenous biological rhythms [Saroka et al, 2016; Price et al, 2020], our findings indicate that further research on this direction is worth undertaking, and provide a new confirmation of the usefulness of the utilized system of coils to evaluate several field intensities simultaneously in a single experiment.…”

Challenges in coupling atmospheric electricity with biological systems

“…This waveguide behaviour results in the amplification of spectral signals from lightning at resonance frequencies due to interference of EM waves propagating in opposite directions around the globe. It is believed that SR has existed throughout the course of Earth history after the formation of the atmosphere (Kasting and Siefert 2002 ), suggesting SR could be a physical quantity that, much like light, sound and gravity, could have a constituted part of the adaptive landscape in the early evolution of life (e.g., Price et al 2020 ). SR occur in the ELF range, with resonant frequencies around 8 Hz, 14 Hz, 20 Hz, 26 Hz, etc.…”

“…Recently, cardiac muscle cells were observed to be influenced by weak magnetic fields in the SR frequency range (Elhalel et al 2019 ), which appeared dependent on the frequency (most pronounced at 7.8 Hz) rather than amplitude of the induced field. These studies collectively suggest that very weak alternating magnetic fields can indeed potentially influence biological processes and human health, yet a physical understanding of these findings is still absent (Price et al 2020 ; Fdez-Arroyabe et al 2020 ).…”

Human Cryptochrome Mediates Oxidative Stress Responses Modulated by Static and Electromagnetic Fields in Doxorubicin-Treated Cells

“…Humans are continuously exposed to MFs, which are from natural origin comprising GMF, thunderstorm, solar storms and/or manmade sources such as power transmission lines, factories, MRI and other therapeutic apparatuses, etc 54 . Indeed, MFs as stimuli or deleterious stresses are important phenomena in our surrounding environment, has been associated with the human health modulate the physiological and hemostatic functions of cells especially neural cells and the circadian periods 55,56 . However, the mechanism of these biologic in uencing is not well-established on the cellular behaviors.…”