The effect of solar cycles on human lifespan in the 50 United States: Variation in light affects the human genome

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-25

  Lowell, Walter E ^a   Davis, George E ^a  

^a Psybernetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LIFESPAN; MALE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

MUS;

EID: 77953359322     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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