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. 1974 Feb;53(2):154–157. doi: 10.1104/pp.53.2.154

A Failure to Detect an Influence of Magnetic Fields on the Growth Rate and Circadian Rhythm of Neurospora crassa1

D Michael Bitz a,2, Malcolm L Sargent a
PMCID: PMC541355  PMID: 16658667

Abstract

Low strength magnetic fields, 6.36 and 32.25 gauss, were found to have no effect, with one questionable exception, on the circadian rhythm and growth rate of Neurospora crassa. This was true whether the fields were continuous, pulsed 20 minutes daily, or on a 12: 12, on-off cycle.

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