Is Magneto Reception Real?

Magneto reception is the ability to detect earth's magnetic fields in a way that gives animals that can do it basically like an inter a compass. Researchers from the university of central florida proposed a pretty interesting, pretty episode theme appropriate theory to explain how these animals might possess the sense. There's a whole group of bacteria called magneto ta bacteria that also respond to magnetic fields. And if they find that they're hanging out in nervous tissues or brains or eyeballs, the researchers think that there's a possibility that Magneto tactic bacteria are imparting their magnetic wisdom to all kinds of animals. That's i want to know if i have them.

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