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    Scientists isolated magnetic sensor protein in animal eyes for the first time

    • Last Update: 2021-07-31
    • Source: Internet
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    According to a biophysical research paper published in the journal Nature on June 24, researchers observed the magnetic sensitivity of a protein in a bird’s eye and found that this protein may act as a “living compass” , Allowing migratory songbirds to use the earth’s magnetic field for navigation


    Animal migration is an instinctive response to the survival of the natural environment.


    Many migratory animals use the earth's magnetic field as a compass for spatial orientation and migratory route navigation


    This time, the University of Oxford researcher Peter Hall and his colleagues isolated cryptochrome 4 (CRY4) for the first time and determined its properties-the Eurasian robin, a nocturnal migratory songbird, can be found in the photoreceptor cells of the eyes.


    The results of the study indicate that CRY4 may be a sensor used by migratory songbirds to detect the geomagnetic field


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