Arabidopsis cryptochrome is responsive to Radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields.

ABSTRACT: How living systems respond to weak electromagnetic fields represents one of the major unsolved challenges in sensory biology. Recent evidence has implicated cryptochrome, an evolutionarily conserved flavoprotein receptor, in magnetic field responses of organisms ranging from plants to migratory birds. However, whether cryptochromes fulfill the criteria to function as biological magnetosensors remains to be established. Currently, theoretical predictions on the underlying mechanism of chemical magnetoreception have been supported by experimental observations that exposure to radiofrequency (RF) in the MHz range disrupt bird orientation and mammalian cellular respiration. Here we show that, in keeping with certain quantum physical hypotheses, a weak 7 MHz radiofrequency magnetic field signif

SUBMITTER: Albaqami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347919 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature