Light Receptors in Eye Play Key Role in Setting Biological Clock, Study Shows
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 04:07
in Biology & Nature
Biologists at the University of Virginia have discovered a switching mechanism in the eye that plays a key role in regulating the sleep/wake cycles in mammals.
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