| Title |
Information storing by biomagnetites
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Biological Physics, September 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10867-009-9173-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Istvan Bókkon, Vahid Salari |
| Abstract |
Since the discovery of the presence of biogenic magnetites in living organisms, there have been speculations on the role that these biomagnetites play in cellular processes. It seems that the formation of biomagnetite crystals is a universal phenomenon and not an exception in living cells. Many experimental facts show that features of organic and inorganic processes could be indistinguishable at nanoscale levels. Living cells are quantum "devices" rather than simple electronic devices utilizing only the charge of conduction electrons. In our opinion, due to their unusual biophysical properties, special biomagnetites must have a biological function in living cells in general and in the brain in particular. In this paper, we advance a hypothesis that while biomagnetites are developed jointly with organic molecules and cellular electromagnetic fields in cells, they can record information about the Earth's magnetic vector potential of the entire flight in migratory birds. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
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| Scientists | 3 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
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| Unknown | 34 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 6 | 18% |
| Professor | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 24% |
| Unknown | 5 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Physics and Astronomy | 7 | 21% |
| Engineering | 4 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 6% |
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