[HN Gopher] Magnetic remote control of biology
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Magnetic remote control of biology
We figured out how to turn protein function on and off, with
magnetic fields from small handheld magnets. More context here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00204-9
Author : AndrewGYork
Score : 12 points
Date : 2026-01-21 19:44 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| AndrewGYork wrote:
| We figured out how to turn protein function on and off, with
| magnetic fields from small handheld magnets.
|
| More context here:
| https://bsky.app/profile/andrewgyork.bsky.social/post/3mcbrd...
| dang wrote:
| Since https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00204-9 seems
| paywalled, I put it in the toptext and moved the bsky.app link
| to the top. Hope that's ok!
| AndrewGYork wrote:
| Thanks!
| GenerocUsername wrote:
| don't tell me the magnetic bracelets have a measurable impact
| on ANY physiology
| AndrewGYork wrote:
| Even more context here:
|
| https://www.science.org/content/article/magnetically-sensiti...
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