Cryptochrome: The magnetosensor with a sinister side?

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Lukas Landler,

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocentre, Vienna, Austria
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David A. Keays

* E-mail: keays@imp.ac.at

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocentre, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-8002

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About the Authors

Lukas Landler

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocentre, Vienna, Austria

David A. Keays

* E-mail: keays@imp.ac.at

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocentre, Vienna, Austria

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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