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4HERESEARCHDONETHUSFARHASPRODUCEDCONFLICTINGRESULTSANDMANYSTUDIES
HAVESUFFEREDFROMFLAWSINTHEIRRESEARCHMETHODS!NIMALEXPERIMENTS
INVESTIGATINGTHEEFFECTSOFRADIOFREQUENCYENERGY2&EXPOSURESCHARACTERISTICOF
WIRELESSPHONESHAVEYIELDEDCONFLICTINGRESULTSTHATOFTENCANNOTBEREPEATEDIN
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OF2&COULDACCELERATETHEDEVELOPMENTOFCANCERINLABORATORYANIMALS(OWEVER
MANYOFTHESTUDIESTHATSHOWEDINCREASEDTUMORDEVELOPMENTUSEDANIMALSTHAT
HADBEENGENETICALLYENGINEEREDORTREATEDWITHCANCERCAUSINGCHEMICALSSOASTO
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