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You’ve Got Rhythm By. A. Wetheral
Allyn and Betty Taylor Library
Circadian rhythm that is. Thanks to 2017 Nobel Prize Winners
in Physiology and Medicine Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash,
and Michael W. Young, we know that our biological clock
plays an important role in our metabolism, body temp., sleep,
behaviour, and hormone levels.
So, that all-nighter you pulled last week to study for Biochem
2280? Its probably not going to knock you off beat. But, too
many all-nighters/late nights will take a toll on your biological
clock, which may lead to an increased risk for various diseas-
es.
How does it work?
Hall, Rosbash and Young discovered a gene that controls the
expression a protein called PER. The concentration of PER
depletes during the day, and is restored at night. As their work
expanded, the laureates discovered more genes (TIM, DBT)
and their relationships to our circadian clock, filling out the
melody that has become known as our circadian rhythm. Who
could ask for anything more?
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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Press Release. (2017, October 2). Retrieved. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/
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