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Re:The Debate Over Neighborhood Zoning Could Hold Up Fast 5G... by wbl on Sunday September 17, 2017 @08:59PM (#15272644)
There is a basic physical issue here. For an EM wave to induce any sort of voltage difference across the length of a DNA molecule it would have have a wavelength on the order of that molecule's size.
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Re:The Debate Over Neighborhood Zoning Could Hold Up Fast 5G... by jcims on Monday September 18, 2017 @02:05AM (#15273693)
Uncoiled, DNA is about 2m long.

Hmmm, better not get that kilowatt kicker amp for my baofeng.

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Re:The Debate Over Neighborhood Zoning Could Hold Up Fast 5G... by CamperBob2 on Monday September 18, 2017 @03:08AM (#15273903)
Coiled up in a bag of salt water, it's not going to be a very good antenna...
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