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New protein identified. Cry4 responsible for seeinf magnetic fields?

Study on Cry4 in Zebras

Study on Cry4 in Robins

Pretty new research still and nothing conclusive yet, but interesting to see where it goes. It is said that some aboriginals were able to see magnetic fields, making me wonder if it was caused by the same eye protein, and if we still have (the genes) for the upstream pathways related to synthesizing Cry4.

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  1. It looks like it's about zebra finches, not zebras. Really interesting research, thank you for posting!

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