The internal clocks of grizzly bears appear to keep ticking through hibernation, according to a genetic study. This persistence highlights the strong role of circadian rhythms in the metabolism of many organisms including ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2023
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RIKEN researchers have discovered how biological rhythms influence hair growth in mice. This finding could pave the way for novel anti-aging treatments in humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 10, 2023
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A team led by Tappei Mishina at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes that they likely acquired through a phenomenon called horizontal ...
Evolution
Oct 19, 2023
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As the internet quickly fills with viral videos of futuristic robots darting and racing around like the animals they're built to mimic, Duke researchers say that there's an element of their movement's programming that should ...
Evolution
Oct 3, 2023
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The bright lights of big cities could be causing an evolutionary adaptation for smaller eyes in some birds, a new study indicates.
Evolution
Sep 20, 2023
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All animals have an internal clock called a circadian clock, which is regulated by cues from their environment—but animals in zoos can be exposed to very different cues from animals in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2023
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In April of this year, Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged into the light after a 500-day stay in a cave. Her descent underground is probably the longest undertaken by a long stretch. Flamini says she lost all sense of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 31, 2023
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Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like daylight savings time, working night shifts, jet lag or even late-night phone scrolling on the body's circadian rhythms.
Mathematics
Aug 17, 2023
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Bacteria make up more than 10% of all living things but until recently we had little realization that, as in humans, soil bacteria have internal clocks that synchronize their activities with the 24-hour cycles of day and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2023
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A world-first experiment to measure chimpanzee heart rates via a digital camera could help curb cardiovascular disease in great apes in captivity and provide valuable insights into how their brain develops from an early age.
Biotechnology
Jul 4, 2023
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