Photoreactivation1, 2 is the reversal of the harmful effects, such as growth delay,
mutagenesis, and killing, of far UV (200-300 nm) on organisms by concurrent or subsequent …

More than 50 years ago, initial experiments on enzymatic photorepair of ultraviolet (UV)-
damaged DNA were reported [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 35 (1949) 73]. Soon after this …

Among the biological phenomena that fall within the emerging field of “quantum biology” is
the suggestion that magnetically sensitive chemical reactions are responsible for the …

Migratory birds travel vast distances each year, finding their way by various means,
including a remarkable ability to perceive the Earth's magnetic field. Although it has been …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

Chemical reactions that involve radical intermediates can be influenced by magnetic fields,
which act to alter their rate, yield, or product distribution. These effects have been studied …

Cryptochromes have been suggested to be the primary magnetoreceptor molecules
underlying light-dependent magnetic compass detection in migratory birds. Here we review …

DNA photolyases are highly efficient light-driven DNA repair enzymes which revert the
genomedamaging effects caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These enzymes occur in …

Cryptochromes (Cry) have been suggested to form the basis of light-dependent magnetic
compass orientation in birds. However, to function as magnetic compass sensors, the …

It is not yet understood how migratory birds sense the Earth's magnetic field as a source of
compass information. One suggestion is that the magnetoreceptor involves a photochemical …