Superoxide toxic molecule responsible for bird migratory biomechanical compass

Bird Migration Influenced by Toxic Molecule

July 20, 2009 by  
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As scientists and biologists continue to struggle to discover exactly what causes birds to migrate with such accuracy, it seems new breakthroughs continue to be made. A recent discovery reported in the June Biophysical Journal sheds exciting new light on a still relatively misunderstood process of nature.