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gech | 8 years ago

At what point in embryonic development are these magnetite crystals formed, and how? Amazing

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cetalingua|8 years ago

In pygmy sperm whales, magnetite crystals appear to be concentrated in the rostroventral dura, but we know next to nothing about how they function or are used, let alone about how they are being formed.