Patent and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
Posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
by Phillip Vales
Patent CEO
Patents directed to cell phone technologies may have new troubles not from infringers but from one of nature’s tiniest and most resourceful insects. Honey bee colonies are in trouble in many parts of the US, Great Britain and other locations worldwide and scientists are attempting to find out why. It is important to realize the crucial role that the lowly insect plays in the pollination of many dozens of crops globally. Without their assistance, there would be a drastic reduction in the production of various consumables impacting the cost, quality and possibly even survival of many local communities dependent upon these food products.
CCD, a recent phenomenon that has researchers baffled has been blamed on a variety of natural and man-made causes. In an attempt to determine the cause of CCD, just about everything has been implicated and the culprits range from the alleged ongoing global climate change to pesticides soaking in the environment due to agricultural spraying.
Now comes a much more scientific approach from the Indian University of Panjab that may have a gravely negative impact on cell phone usage. In a controlled study conducted at this northern Indian university, cell phones were activated a few times a day in the presence of bee colonies. It was hoped that the effects of electromagnetic radiation on the bee colonies could be thereby ascertained without having external inputs that would skew the results. The findings were not pleasant to those of us who are attached to our wireless devices.
Panjab University scientists determined that the presence of even light electromagnetic radiation of a few minutes per day could dramatically affect bee honey production. As a result, in a few months the bees stopped producing honey. In addition to that, it was noted that the queen bee stopped producing eggs drastically curtailing the survivability of the hive since its population immediately dropped precipitously. It is suspected that something in the bees’ makeup is being stressed by the application of the incoming electromagnetic fields and waves.
Some scientists have theorized that the bees are unable to return back to their colonies because the radiation is interfering with a natural colorant called cryptochrome found in various species. This colorant permits the animals who have this in their system to direct their movements with regards to the natural fields present on the Earth. However, the cell phone radiation can indeed cause confusion in nature’s sweetest insect and thus driving them away from home and to a most certain death in the forest. If the study’s results can be duplicated and it is found that indeed the scientists are onto something, we may have to decide between our cell phones or our food supply. Patents directed to cell phones and the assignees may look out for restricted phone usage should the results of the study hold water. Bzzz Bzzz Bye Bye.
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