Like many land animals, marine organisms follow daily and seasonal clocks—in the water, those clocks are set by the cadence of the sun and the moon. But researchers hadn’t known if deep-sea creatures also exhibit biological rhythms, tucked away in … Continue reading
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Deep-sea mussels still show biological rhythms tracking sunlight, tides
Categories: Ecology | Genetics | Journal Club
Tagged chronobiology, circadian rhythms, deep sea, marine ecosystem, tides
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Journal Club: Fruit flies’ internal circadian clocks continually check the temperature
As a fruit fly sails from sunshine into a patch of shade, its temperature drops by 10 degrees F or so. Immediately, certain neurons in its brain spring into action, telling the fly’s circadian clock about the temperature change. By … Continue reading
Categories: Biochemistry | Genetics | Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged chronobiology, circadian rhythms, drosophila, fruit fly, neurons, sleep-wake cycle, temperature
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