Circadian clocks are found within microbes and bacteria, plants and insects, animals and humans. These clocks arose as an adaptation to dramatic swings in daylight hours and temperature caused by the Earth's rotation. But ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2018
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Researchers at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) have discovered that the members of a protein family associated with the internal clocks of plants act sequentially to limit plant growth until the end ...
Biotechnology
Jan 12, 2018
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Scientists have long known that circadian clocks—biochemical oscillators that control physiology, metabolism and behavior on a roughly 24-hour cycle—are present in all forms of life, including animals, plants, fungi and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2017
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A team of Dutch and German researchers has discovered the operation of one of the oldest biological clocks in the world, which is crucial for life on earth as we know it. The researchers applied a new combination of cutting-edge ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2017
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Scientists in Japan have designed new molecules that modify the circadian rhythm, opening the way to the possibility of managing jet lag and improving treatments for sleep disorders.
Cell & Microbiology
May 24, 2016
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Plants prepare for cold evenings by triggering biological processes, such as closing of their stomata and synthesizing wax to prevent water loss. Biologists have shown that these processes, which are induced by genes expressed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2016
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New research sheds light on how the rhythms of daily life are encoded in the brain. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that different groups of neurons, those charged with ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2016
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A group of biologists, theoretical chemists and synthetic chemists at ITbM have come together to develop a small molecule that slows down the circadian clock rhythm through binding to the CRY clock protein.
Biochemistry
Feb 8, 2016
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Lack of adequate sleep can do more than just make you tired. It can short-circuit your system and interfere with a fundamental cellular process that drives physical growth, physiological adaptation and even brain activity, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2015
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A team of chemists and biologists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University have succeeded in finding new molecules that change the circadian rhythm in mammals by applying synthetic chemistry ...
Biochemistry
Jun 9, 2015
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