title: Search for influence of 1.5 Tesla magnetic field on growth of yeast cells.
abstract: We have used a clinical magnetic resonance imager to search for the possible effects of a 1.5 T magnetic fields on the growth of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast samples were grown in nutrient broth contained in constant-temperature boxes, both in and out of the magnetic field of the imager. Growth was measured by using a hemocytometer and light microscope to calculate cell densities. Over the time span corresponding to approximately seven cell divisions, we find no convincing statistical evidence for an effect of magnetic field on cell density.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Malko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Constantinidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dillehay
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Fajman
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008280:Magnetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media