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The Possible Functions of Electromagnetic Cell Communication

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Electromagnetic fields are part of the cybernetic organisation of cell dynamics. They play a major role in regulatory processes on different levels of life.

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    Daniel Fels

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  1. Department of Embryology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, European Medical Center, Moscow, Russia

    Ilya Volodyaev

  2. MeLuNa Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Eduard van Wijk

  3. The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Prague, Czech Republic

    Michal Cifra

  4. Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    Yury A. Vladimirov

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Fels, D. (2023). The Possible Functions of Electromagnetic Cell Communication. In: Volodyaev, I., van Wijk, E., Cifra, M., Vladimirov, Y.A. (eds) Ultra-Weak Photon Emission from Biological Systems . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39078-4_24

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