Shining light on the 100-year mystery of birds sensing spring for offspring

Date:

July 8, 2014

Source:

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Summary:

Biologists have identified for the first time, a key photoreceptor cell deep inside the brain of birds, which takes the role of eyes in humans by directly responding to light and regulates breeding activity according to seasonal changes.

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