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Researchers at the University of Illinois report that a toxic molecule known to damage cells and cause disease may also play a pivotal role in bird migration. The molecule, superoxide, is proposed as a key player in the mysterious process that allows birds to “see” Earth’s magnetic field.
The discovery, reported this month in Biophysical Journal, occurred as a result of a "mistake" made by a collaborator, said principal investigator Klaus Schulten, who holds the Swanlund Chair in Physics at...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Arthur Cutts Willard, a mechanical engineering professor, and later, president of the University of Illinois, designed the ventilating system for New York's Holland Tunnel.
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