Monday, March 7, 2011

Circadian clock without DNA

Circadian clock without DNA--History and the power of metaphor



By Bora Zivkovic | Feb 11, 2011 10:45 AM | 4

ResearchBlogging.org Last week, two intriguing and excellent articles appeared in the journal Nature, demonstrating that the transcription and translation of genes, or even the presence of DNA in the cell, are not necessary for the daily ("circadian") rhythms to occur (O’Neill & Reddy 2011, O’Neill et al., 2011). (Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group.)

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