&gt; If this effect exists, it&#x27;s probably due to the temperature rather than any ionizing radiation.<p>There&#x27;s a possible third mechanism for electromagnetic radiation to affect cells. It is known that DNA is conductive, and there are researchers who believe that the mechanism that detects and repairs damage uses this to detect damage [1]...kind of analogous to the way we might try to isolate a break in a cable using a continuity checker.<p>There is research that shows that DNA can act as a fractal antenna over a range of non-ionizing frequencies [2], implying that electromagnetic radiation at non-ionizing frequencies could cause currents in DNA. If those researchers who believe that conductivity is used to find damage are right, then it could be that currents induced by DNA acting as a fractal antenna could confuse the damage detection mechanism, causing it to fail to recognize that a damaged section of DNA is damaged and so not repair it.<p>I wonder if sperm would be more sensitive than normal cells to disruption of DNA repair?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.caltech.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;caltech-chemist-jacqueline-barton-honored-national-medal-science-1723" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.caltech.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;caltech-chemist-jacqueline-bart...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;21457072" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;21457072</a>