C. elegans is not a robust model organism for the magnetic sense

Erich Pascal Malkemper; Patrycja Pikulik; Tim Luca Krause; Jun Liu; Li Zhang; Brittany Hamauei; Monika Scholz

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04586-8

Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

C. elegans is not a robust model organism for the magnetic sense

Erich Pascal Malkemper,
Patrycja Pikulik,
Tim Luca Krause,
Jun Liu,
Li Zhang,
Brittany Hamauei,
Monika Scholz

Affiliations

Erich Pascal Malkemper: Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Patrycja Pikulik: Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Tim Luca Krause: Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Jun Liu: Max Planck Research Group Neural Information Flow, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Li Zhang: Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Brittany Hamauei: Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
Monika Scholz: Max Planck Research Group Neural Information Flow, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04586-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Attempts to replicate studies proposing a magnetoreceptive capacity of C. elegans were unsuccessful, suggesting it is not a suitable organism for the study of the magnetic sense.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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