Circadian Surprise: Mechanism Of Temperature Synchronization In Drosophila

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 14:07 in Biology & Nature

New research reveals a pathway that links peripheral sensory tissues with a "clock" in the brain to regulate molecular processes and behaviors in response to cyclical temperature changes. The research reveals some surprising fundamental differences between how light-dark and temperature cycles synchronize the brain clock of the fruit fly, Drosophila.

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