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Scientists Built a Cell That Can Keep Time Like a 24-Hour Clock

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Our biological clock, or circadian rhythm, is immensely important to our health, and scientists are now unpacking the process’s secrets at the ...
Medical Xpress

Body clock keeps 24-hour rhythm by distorting gene activity in the heat

Researchers led by Gen Kurosawa at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan have used theoretical physics to discover how our biological clock ...
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From ancient Egypt to military time: A simple guide to understanding 12-hour vs 24-hour clocks

Different time formats might seem baffling at first, but the 12-hour and 24-hour clocks each tell fascinating stories about how we've measured our days throughout history. The familiar 12-hour system, ...
Nature

Circadian disruptions and brain clock dysregulation in mood disorders

Circadian (near 24 hour) clocks are a physiological advantage for living organisms allowing them to anticipate and synchronize to external temporal cues such as the light–dark (LD) cycle, and ...
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Scientists Built a Cell That Can Keep Time Like a 24-Hour Clock

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the many biological wonders of life on Earth is the near-perfect ways our bodies can sense the ...