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Molecular path from internal clock to cells controlling rest and activity revealed in new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- The molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body's internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a black box, says Amita Sehgal, PhD, the John Herr Musser Professor ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US scientists sound alarm over animal research

Scientists who use monkeys, mice and dogs for research on human diseases fear that the US government is restructuring the massive National Institutes of Health in a way that could slash their funding.

Biology / Other

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When it comes to sleep research, fruit flies and people make unlikely bedfellows

You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you're asleep they are too. According to research published in the January 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists from the University of Missouri-Kansas City h ...

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0