Bird’s-eye view could be key to navigating without GPS (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Bird’s-eye view could be key to navigating without GPS

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A broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectrometer probes the magnetic sensitivity of photochemical reactions in cryptochrome proteins that may be a long-sought sensor for biological navigation.

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Stuart Mackenzie, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford

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