Jacobson, J.I. "Exploring the potential of magneto-crystallization of genes and associated structures with respect to nerve regeneration and cancer." International Journal of Neuroscience, 64 (1992):153-165. Suggest that magnetosomes play a role in the healing of the body.

"Searches for biogenic magnetite in human tissues had not been conclusive until the beginning of the 1990's when work with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction on human brain tissue extracts of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and meninges (membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord) identified magnetite-maghemite crystals." - H. Coetzee, Ph.D., Biomagnetism and Bio-Electromagnetism:
The Foundation of Life

"Biogenic magnetite in the human brain may
account for high-field saturation effects observed in the Ti and
T2 values of magnetic resonance imaging and, perhaps, for a
variety of biological effects of low-frequency magnetic fields."

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
Vol. 89, pp. 7683-7687, August 1992
Biophysics
Magnetite biomineralization in the human brain

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Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
It is generally accepted that more than 10(-6) gauss order magnetism was not detected in normal human condition. However, we detected 10(-3) gauss (mGauss) order bio-magnetic field strength from the palm in special persons who emitted External Qi ("Chi" or "Ki"). This detection was possible by special arranged magnetic field detection system, consisted of a pair of 2 identical coils with 80,000 turns and a high sensitivity amplifier. Each of the coils were rolled 80,000 turns accurately, and were connected in series in opposite direction, actuating as a gradiometer. We measure bio-magnetic field strength in 37 subjects with this detection system. The only 3 subjects of them exhibited strong bio-magnetic field of 2 to 4 mGauss in frequency range of 4 to 10 Hz. This magnetic field strength was greater than that of normal human bio-magnetism by 1,000 times at least. A simultaneous measurement of bio-magnetic field strength and its corresponding bio-electric current was examined in one subject. During exhibiting such strong bio-magnetism, its corresponding electric current was not detectable. Therefore, the extra-ordinary large bio-magnetic field strength can not derive from internal body current alone, hence the origin of the large bio-magnetism is still unknown. We suppose that the extraordinary large bio-magnetic field strength might be originated from "Qi" energy in the oriental medicine or in the oriental traditional philosophy.
PMID: 1353653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

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