Scientists at the University of Tokyo, Japan, have directly observed a mysterious reaction behind birds and many other creatures – the ability to sense the direction of the Earth’s poles.
More importantly, it is proof that quantum physics directly influences biochemical reactions in cells, which we have long speculated but have not seen before.
Using a specially designed microscope sensitive to weak light rays, the team monitored the culture of human cells containing special photosensitive materials that respond flexibly to magnetic changes.
The change the researchers observed in the lab coincided with what one would expect if a strange quantum effect was responsible for the light response.
In migratory birds, cyrptochrome has been implicated in the ability to detect mysterious magnetic fields.
“We are not modifying or adding anything to these cells. We believe that we have extremely strong evidence that we have observed a process of pure quantum mechanics which influences activation. Study at the cellular level,” explains the physicist Jonathan Woodward organic.
So how are cells, especially human cells, able to respond to magnetic fields? Although some theories have been put forward, many researchers suggest that this possibility is due to a single quantum reaction involving light receptors called cryptochromes.
Cyptochrome is found in cells of many species and is involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms. In migratory birds, dogs, and the like, they have been linked to the ability to detect mysterious magnetic fields.
In fact, while most of us cannot see the magnetic field, our cells certainly contain cryptochromes. And it is proven that even without consciousness, humans are still able to detect Earth’s magnetism.
To see cyrptochrome’s internal reaction work, the researchers created a culture medium for human cells that contained cryptochrome in blue light, which caused them to become weakly fluorescent. As they glow, the team scans magnetic fields of different frequencies continuously through the cells. They found that, each time the magnetism passed through the cells, their fluorescence decreased by about 3.5% – enough to show a direct response.
How can a magnetic field affect a light receptor? The answer is due to spin – an innate property of electrons.
We already know that the spin is significantly affected by a magnetic field. Arrange electrons correctly around an atom and collect enough of them in one place, and the resulting mass of matter can be produced to move by not using the same weak magnetic field as the magnetic field. the school that surrounds our planet.
An interesting consequence of research that may be of interest to the magnetic field is how weakness can indirectly affect other biological processes. Although the evidence for magnetism affecting human health is weak, similar experiments could prove to be another avenue of investigation.
The researchers point to this research showing that the relationship between the spins of two individual electrons can have a significant effect on biology.
Of course, birds aren’t the only animals. Fish, worms, insects, and even some mammals have a similar ability. We humans can even be cognitively affected by Earth’s weak magnetic field.
