In a test of this theory, researchers have demonstrated that mice harboring a human SCN1A gene mutation that results in Dravet Syndrome (DS), a severe and intractable genetic epilepsy, have electrical disturbances in the heart that culminate in ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. (sciencedaily.com)
Will electrical disturbances affect future missions?» (sciencemag.org)
Then the researchers tracked instances of lightning using the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN)-- a system of acoustic sensors that detect electrical disturbances all around the globe. (scientificamerican.com)