The Sanguine Biological-Ecological Research Program

An overview of laboratory and field studies, completed and in progress, which are designed to disclose possible effects on organisms of a Sanguine system, is presented. The extremely low frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic field levels associated with a Sanguine system are about 0.07 V/m and 0.2 G, respectively, at the surface of the earth directly above a buried Sanguine antenna. The Sanguine Division of the Naval Electronic Systems Command initiated research in 1969 to determine whether biological or ecological effects could be expected from exposure to these low levels. The research spans a broad spectrum of biological sciences, from enzymes to mammalian behavior, and from bacteria and slime molds to primates. Results of completed studies are summarized, and those studies still in progress are discussed. Research results to date show no indication that exposure to ELF field levels associated with a Sanguine system would have any effect on biological or ecological systems. Results of research in progress will be reviewed when available to determine future directions of the program.