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Magnetic field benefits bacteria

Weak magnetism shown to affect chemical reaction inside cells.

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  1. LiuY., et al. Chem. Commun., Published online, doi:10.1039/b413489c(2005).

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Peplow, M. Magnetic field benefits bacteria. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news041122-13

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