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Biology & Life Sciences

Open Highlights: Living Life on a Magnet

Curated Collections

This Open Highlights collection examines recent research into the diverse ways in which living things interact with the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation and navigation.

Image Credit: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002402.g008.

Open Highlights
Keystone Article
Slice of PLOS

Slice of PLOS is Open Highlights’ more laid-back sibling, highlighting Open Access research on the PLOS Biologue blog.

Slice of PLOS
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