ABSTRACT
The tissues of the human body are weakly diamagnetic, which means that the relative magnetic permeability is close to one. The interaction of an applied magnetic field with a flowing electrolytic solution like blood will also create a net volume force. The distortions caused by magnetic fields give rise to elastic forces associated with binding forces of the matter comprising the liquid and the body. The magnetostriction does not affect the center of mass motion of the body, but it does affect the shape of the body and even perhaps the stability of the body. Destruction of cells may occur if the tensile strength of cell membranes is exceeded. There are biological examples of cellular structures with permanent magnet moments in which significant magnetic orientation effects occur. In vitro studies of chemical reaction rates in fields of several tesla have demonstrated effects on organic chemical reactions and bacterial photosynthesis.
