Effect of electromagnetic nanopulses on C. elegans fertility.

Electromagnetic nanopulse exposure results in decreased fertility of C. elegans, a well studied, multicellar organism. Experiments indicate that this effect is unlikely to be due to heating. Instead, nanopulses interfere with fertilization or development by an as yet undetermined mechanism. Study of nanopulse exposure of C. elegans could help to understand more generally how living organisms interact with electromagnetic fields.