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Cryptochrome
15
Nov

Cryptochrome magnetoreception: four tryptophans could be better than three

November 15, 2021
Wong SY, Wei Y, Mouritsen H, Solov’yov IA, Hore PJ. Cryptochrome magnetoreception: four tryptophans could be better than three. J R Soc Interface. 2021 Nov;18(184):20210601. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0601. Epub 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34753309. Abstract The biophysical mechanism of the magnetic compass sensor in migratory songbirds is thought to involve photo-induced radical pairs formed in cryptochrome...
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12
May

BERENIS – The Swiss expert group on electromagnetic fields and non-ionising radiation Newsletter Nr. 25 / May 2021

May 12, 2021,
Summaries and assessments of selected studies In the period from mid of July to mid of October 2020, 108 new publications have been identified, and eight of these were discussed in depth by BERENIS. Based on the selection criteria, three of these publications were selected as the most relevant ones. Their summaries and assessments are...
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27
Mar

Biological Effects of Space Hypomagnetic Environment on Circadian Rhythm

March 27, 2021
Xue X, Ali YF, Luo W, Liu C, Zhou G, Liu NA. Biological Effects of Space Hypomagnetic Environment on Circadian Rhythm. Front Physiol. 2021 Mar 9;12:643943. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.643943. PMID: 33767637; PMCID: PMC7985258. Abstract The intrinsic earth magnetic field (geomagnetic field, GMF) provides an essential environmental condition for most living organisms to adapt the solar cycle...
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12
Jun

Magnetocarcinogenesis: is there a mechanism for carcinogenic effects of weak magnetic fields?

June 12, 2018
Juutilainen J, Herrala M, Luukkonen J, Naarala J, Hore PJ. Magnetocarcinogenesis: is there a mechanism for carcinogenic effects of weak magnetic fields? Proc Biol Sci. 2018 May 30;285(1879):20180590. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0590. PMID: 29794049; PMCID: PMC5998098. Abstract Extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields have been classified as possibly carcinogenic, mainly based on rather consistent epidemiological findings suggesting a...
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