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>But no receptor like that has been identified for the magnetic sense, and the mechanism remains unknown Wasn’t such a molecule found in bird’s eyes?
by trhway 2y ago
>But no receptor like that has been identified for the magnetic sense, and the mechanism remains unknown
Wasn’t such a molecule found in bird’s eyes?
- defanor 2y agoIt is one of the proposed mechanisms, but apparently it is still unclear what is actually used [1,2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoreception#Proposed_mechanisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoreception#Proposed_mech... [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-birds-use-quantum-effects-to-navigate/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-bir...