Can viruses hijack their hosts' circadian rhythms?
Our lives are so often dictated by time—it seems like we are not the only ones.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2021
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News tagged with rhythm
How location dictates biological clocks of species: Study in beetles offers new insights
One of the most intriguing features in all living beings is the 'biological clock,' an internal time-keeping mechanism that governs our behavioral pattern (such as the sleep-wake cycle). In fact, the biological clock dictates ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2021
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Genes that dance to the circadian rhythm
Scientists at EPFL have made breakthrough discoveries on the circadian clock and how it affects gene expression. Some of the findings suggest a biological underpinning for different behaviors in people, such as morning people, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 29, 2021
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Bacteria can tell the time
Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals that bacteria too have internal clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 08, 2021
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Plants can be larks or night owls just like us
Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in plants.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2020
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Honey bees lose sleep after ingesting pesticides, leading to greater stress and lower hive survival rates
Bees that ingest nonlethal levels of popular pesticides resembling nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, are losing sleep, according to new research from Vanderbilt University. That disruption of their circadian rhythm causes ...
Ecology
Nov 06, 2020
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Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions
The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of its genes, according to research from Dartmouth College.
Plants & Animals
Nov 05, 2020
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The rhythm of change: What a drum-beat experiment reveals about cultural evolution
Living organisms aren't the only things that evolve over time. Cultural practices change, too, and in recent years social scientists have taken a keen interest in understanding this cultural evolution. Much research has focused ...
Evolution
Oct 27, 2020
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Immune protein orchestrates daily rhythm of squid-bacteria symbiotic relationship
Nearly every organism hosts a collection of symbiotic microbes—a microbiome. It is now recognized that microbiomes are major drivers of health in all animals, including humans, and that these symbiotic systems often exhibit ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2020
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Daylight study reveals how animals adapt between seasons
Scientists have discovered how a biological switch helps animals make the seasonal changes crucial for survival, such as growing a warm winter coat and adjusting body temperatures.
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2020
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