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Circadian rhythms studies reveal new temperature regulator and track clock protein across a day

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have made new inroads into understanding the regulatory circuitry of the biological clock that synchronizes the ebb and flow of daily activities, according to two studies published May ...


PER:PER protein pair required for circadian clock function

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new protein complex operating in fruit fly circadian clocks, which may also help to regulate our own biological clocks.





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How your body clock avoids hitting the snooze button

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new part of the mechanism which allows our bodyclocks to reset themselves on a molecular level.


Clocking in and out of gene expression

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 14, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A chemical signal acts as time clock in the expression of genes controlled by a master gene called a coactivator, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Cell today.


Body clock regulates metabolism

Body clock regulates metabolism

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms - our own body clock - regulate energy levels in cells. The findings have far-reaching implications, from providing greater insights ...


Another reason to avoid high-fat diet -- it can disrupt our biological clock

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms - everyone's 24-hour biological clock, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...


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Biologists Discover Missing Piece of Plant Clock

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a key protein that links the morning and evening components of the daily biological clock of plants.


Scientists model 3D structures of proteins that control human clock

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created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In an Early Edition issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on April 9, 2009, the researchers report that they have been able to determine the molecular structure of a plant photolyase protein that ...


A snooze button for the circadian clock

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created Aug 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We may use the snooze button to fine-tune our sleep cycles, but our cells have a far more meticulous and refined system. Humans, and most other organisms, have 24-hour rhythms that are regulated by a precise molecular clock ...


Internal clock, external light regulate plant growth

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created Jul 09, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Most plants and animals show changes in activity over a 24-hour cycle. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown how a plant combines signals from its internal clock with those from the environment to show a daily rhythm ...


Mammals, fruit flies: same biological clock

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created Mar 06, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New York University and University of London scientists say they've found more evidence that mammals and fruit flies share a common genetic makeup.


Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered

Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

UC Irvine researchers have found a molecular link between circadian rhythms – our own body clock – and metabolism. The discovery reveals new possibilities for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other related ...



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