There are a few scientific articles that I read today that make it hard for me to believe the possibility of cell phones causing cancer. The one that comes to mind is the “Can You Hear Me Now? The Truth about Cell Phones and Cancer” by Michael Shermer. In his article he points out the electromagnetic radiation that is put out from a cell phone is 480 kilojoules per mole. Cell phones waves are …show more content…
Ms. Moyer points out that Mr. Shermer glossed over other important facts and possibilities that cell phone waves may have effect on different parts of the cell, not including the DNA of a cell. She also brings up that we still do not fully understand how cancer functions and what triggers it. I think she was right to bring up the idea that just because cell phone waves are not strong enough to damage DNA it may damage something else in the cell that could trigger the cell to go crazy and start