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"Magnetic Cells" Isolated For First Time

Posted by Unknown on from the designer-babies-with-builtin-compasses dept.

sciencehabit writes "For the first time, researchers have isolated magnetic cells in an animal. The cells--found in this case in rainbow trout--may help the fish respond to Earth's magnetic fields, allowing it to find its way home after spending 3 years at sea and traveling up to 300 kilometers away. The advance may help researchers get to the root of magnetic sensing in a variety of creatures, including birds."

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  1. Re:In Humans by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    My brother-in-law, Big Ed, has a metal plate in his head from when he was kicked by a mule

    That's nothing. I've got an uncle with a wooden leg and an aunt with a cedar chest.

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    You are welcome on my lawn.