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Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

By Ingrid Wickelgren
August 17, 2022
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A statistical analysis of chemical tags on DNA may help unify disparate theories of aging.

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The Body’s Clock Offers a Rhythmic Target to Viruses

By Veronique Greenwood
May 30, 2019
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Viruses and other parasites may sync with their host’s biological clock — or reset it — to gain an advantage.

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Abstractions blog

The Overlooked Link Between Two of This Year’s Nobel Prizes

By Veronique Greenwood
November 27, 2017
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To better understand the molecules described by the latest prize in medicine, we will need the technique recognized by the latest prize in chemistry.

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Abstractions blog

Nobel Prize Awarded for Biological Clock Discoveries

By Jordana Cepelewicz +1 authors
John Rennie
October 2, 2017
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Three U.S. biologists share the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research into the molecular mechanism that drives circadian rhythm.

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Abstractions blog

How Circadian Clocks Differ From Sleep

By Veronique Greenwood
February 17, 2017
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The circadian clock is in nearly every cell, and researchers have untangled many of its secrets. But sleep has been harder to pin down.

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Researchers Tap a Sleep Switch in the Brain

By Veronique Greenwood
February 14, 2017
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Powerful new experiments have uncovered some of the molecular underpinnings of sleep.

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chronobiology

Teeth May Reveal a Multi-Day Biological Clock

By Andreas von Bubnoff
December 13, 2016
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Tiny lines laid down by tooth enamel appear to reveal a previously unknown biological rhythm. If confirmed, the finding could help researchers understand why big animals grow slower — and live longer — than small ones.

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The Beasts That Keep the Beat

By Ferris Jabr
March 22, 2016
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New insights from neuroscience — aided by a small zoo’s worth of dancing animals — are revealing the biological origins of rhythm.

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How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time

By Veronique Greenwood
September 15, 2015
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Cellular clocks are almost everywhere. Clues to how they work are coming from the places they’re not.

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