Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Resonant microwave effect on locally fixed yeast microcolonies.

W Grundler1, F Keilmann

  • 1Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of Biosciences
|September 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Microwaves can stimulate yeast cell growth, confirmed by observing individual cells. This supports a resonant microwave effect mechanism, offering new insights into biological responses to electromagnetic fields.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Transient infrared nanoscopy resolves the millisecond photoswitching dynamics of single lipid vesicles in water.

Nature communications·2025
Same author

Plasmons in graphene moiré superlattices.

Nature materials·2015
Same author

Tunneling Plasmonics in Bilayer Graphene.

Nano letters·2015
Same author

Subdiffractional focusing and guiding of polaritonic rays in a natural hyperbolic material.

Nature communications·2015
Same author

Tunable phonon polaritons in atomically thin van der Waals crystals of boron nitride.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2014
Same author

Electronic and plasmonic phenomena at graphene grain boundaries.

Nature nanotechnology·2013

Area of Science:

  • * Biology
  • * Biophysics
  • * Electromagnetics

Background:

  • * Microwave radiation's effect on biological systems is an area of ongoing research.
  • * Previous studies suggested microwave-induced growth stimulation in yeast cells using bulk measurements.
  • * A detailed understanding of the underlying mechanisms requires single-cell observation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To investigate the influence of microwaves on the growth dynamics of individual yeast cells.
  • * To validate previous findings of resonant microwave-induced growth stimulation at the single-cell level.
  • * To provide experimental data relevant to the proposed triplet mechanism of microwave biological effects.

Main Methods:

  • * Development of a novel experimental setup for observing individual yeast cell growth over multiple division cycles.

Related Experiment Videos

  • * Application of controlled microwave irradiation to yeast cell cultures within the specialized setup.
  • * Monitoring and analysis of cell division and growth parameters for individual cells.

    • Main Results:

    • * The study observed microwave-induced growth stimulation in individual yeast cells, consistent with earlier bulk measurements.
    • * The results align with the hypothesis of resonant microwave effects on cellular processes.
    • * The novel setup facilitates detailed analysis of cell behavior under microwave exposure.

    Conclusions:

    • * Resonant microwave exposure demonstrably stimulates yeast cell growth at the individual cell level.
    • * The findings support the proposed triplet mechanism as a plausible explanation for observed biological effects.
    • * The developed experimental setup is a valuable tool for future research into microwave-cell interactions.