The rhythm of life
Emma Davies explores how unravelling the complex mechanisms of the body clock has led to some fascinating discoveries and a 2017 Nobel prize
From humans, to plants, to individual cells without nuclei, biological structures display an innate ability to operate on a 24-hour cycle. The 2017 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine was awarded for research into the genetic basis for the circadian rhythm in some organisms.
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