Compound is key coordinator of clock and metabolism

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 13:49 in Biology & Nature

Our circadian clock, or biological timing system, governs our daily cycles of feeding, activity and sleep. Research using cells has produced a solid portrait of the clock at the genetic and molecular levels, but understanding how those mechanisms contribute to the health and disease of living animals, including humans, has been elusive.

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