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Title: 24-hour circadian clock found in humans.....
Post by billy_the_kid on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 2:03pm

Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life -- from us to algae.

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Title: Re: 24-hour circadian clock found in humans.....
Post by Mike NZ on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 3:24pm

Interesting research linking the body clock to something that has gone through about a billion years of evolution. In that time the length of a day has increased due to interactions between the earth and the moon relating to tidal breaking (START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

END PRINTPAGE). 600 million years ago a day was only about 22 hours long, so this mechanism has evolved to match this change.

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Post by billy_the_kid on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 7:06pm

I just wonder if any of this new research can be used down the road to help find a cure etc .
I always thought the Hypothalmus controled our body's clock........