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First Attempt to Measure Plant Biomagnetism Fails

Posted June 23, 2010 8:19 AM

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A brave group of physicists fail to detect the magnetic field generated by one of the world's rarest and smelliest flowers. Sensitive magnetic field measurements give biologists a unique window into the electrical function of the body. The technique of magnetoencephalography, for example, is producing astounding insights into the way the human brain works.

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Re: First Attempt to Measure Plant Biomagnetism Fails

06/23/2010 10:28 AM

Silly scientists. If you're going to measure plant magnetic fields, any school child could have told them they should start with ironweed.

http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=980

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