China news agency, Hefei, June 24 (Wu Lan and Zhao Sheng) - Reporter on the 24th from China Ke Xueyuan learned Hefei Institute of Physical Science, the hospital research team and the University of Oxford, University of Oldenburg, Germany and other research laboratories of international cooperation The team has made an important breakthrough in the field of animal magnetic induction and biological navigation-cracking the principle of "navigation" by migratory birds using the earth's magnetic field
Academy of Sciences Related research results were published in the international authoritative journal Nature in the form of a long cover article on June 23
In the course of billions of years of evolution, many organisms on the earth have developed the ability to use the weak geomagnetic field to achieve precise orientation and navigation in different spaces and scales of sea, land and air.
According to reports, the penetrating nature of the magnetic field enables magnetic field stimulation to penetrate deep into living organisms remotely and without damage, such as the depths of the brain
China Kexue Yuan Hefei High Magnetic Field Research Institute substance Xie Chan research group Center for Science in the University of Oxford professor Peter Hore, professor Henrik Mouritsen of the University of Oldenburg in Germany related to laboratories of international collaborative research team used magnetic resonance spectroscopy and other means, for Cry, the key protein for magnetic induction in several birds, has been studied in depth.
Academy of Sciences The study also revealed that the magnetic induction mechanism of Cry protein originates from its internal electronic behavior, which is highly sensitive to magnetic fields
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