Evolution and possible storage of information in a magnetite system of significance for brain development

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 901-904

  Størmer, Fredrik C ^a   Mysterud, Ivar ^b   Slagsvold, Tore ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; MAGNETITE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GEOLOGY; INFORMATION STORAGE; LEARNING; MAGNETOSOME; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; MEMORY; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HUMANS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79955719642     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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