Resonance Effect of Microwaves on the Genome Conformational State of E. coli Cells

Abstract

The effect of low intensity microwaves on the conformational state of the genome of X-irradiated E. coli cells was studied by the method of viscosity anomalous time dependencies. It has been established that within the ranges of 51.62-51.84 GHz and 41.25-41.50 GHz the frequency dependence of the observed effect has a resonance nature with a resonance halfwidth of the order of 100 MHz. The power dependence of the microwave effect within the range of 0.1-200 (μW/cm² has shown that a power density of 1 μW/cm² is sufficient to suppress radiation-induced repair of the genome conformational state. The effect of microwave suppression of repair is well reproduced and does not depend on the sequence of cell exposure to X-rays and microwave radiation in the millimeter band. The results obtained indicate the role of the cell genome in the resonant interaction of cells with low intensity millimeter waves.