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Scientists have uncovered a surprising navigation system in pigeons: iron-filled immune cells in the liver that may act like tiny…
Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic…
Iron-rich immune cells in the liver may act as sensors for magnetic fields, serving as an internal compass.
Magnetic immune cells in a homing pigeon’s liver might help it to navigate. Plus, the first clinical trial of a gene therapy to…
How animals use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate is one of biology’s biggest unsolved mysteries. This study proposes a totally…
How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation
