Türkiye switched to permanent summer time on September 8, 2016. While there were discussions about removing the application from time to time, Prof. Dr. Taner Demirer made striking statements on EKOL TV. “The DNA repair mechanism is very important. When you apply permanent daylight saving time, you disrupt the DNA repair mechanism in the cell.” said Demirer, ““Permanent summer time is the most important reason for the increase in cancers in Turkey.” he said.
Prof. Dr. Taner Demirer stated the following:
“BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT”
“Look, I’m going to tell you something very important now, as a scientist. Biological rhythm is extremely important. 3 American scientists received the Nobel Prize in 2017 for their work investigating the cell effects of day-night rhythm at the human level at the molecular level.
“THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR THE INCREASE OF CANCER CASES”
When you disrupt the biological clock, that is, when you apply permanent summer time, you disrupt the DNA repair mechanism in the cell. The DNA repair mechanism is very important. If DNA cannot repair itself, the cell turns itself into a cancer cell. There has been a significant increase in cancers in Turkey due to the disruption of biological rhythm. Permanent summer time is the most important reason for the increase in cancers in Turkey. “5-6 years ago we had 160 thousand cases, now we have 250 thousand cases a year.”