The term 'molecular clock' was coined to describe the phenomenon, comparing the manner in which sequence changes occur to regular ticks of a clock. Is there really such a molecular clock?

However, there are mixed feelings of enthusiasm and apprehension among researchers about efforts to develop tests that measure the impact of ageing on the body, as they are often interpreted and ...

The discovery that a group of cell-infecting bacteria lived roughly 2 billion years ago stirs a longstanding controversy around which came first: phagocytosis or mitochondria. A study of 19 ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute suggest abolishing the time change, as it disrupts the body's internal clock. Text: Nora Lessing Deep within our bodies, molecular clocks silently tick, ...

Molecular clocks help organisms to adapt important physiological functions to periodically changing conditions in the environment. These include the adaption of the 24 h sleep-wake rhythm to ...

Partch’s lab aims to build on a molecular understanding of biological clocks to develop innovative strategies to treat a broad spectrum of human diseases, including psychiatric disorders, diabetes, ...

The field of chronodentistry has been founded on a solid and promising basis to revolutionize dentistry with new or refined therapeutic approaches and to bring light into basic mechanisms of oral ...

In each of our cells, we have genes that form the molecular circadian clock. These clock genes encode a set of transcription factors that regulate many processes throughout the body and align them ...

"In each of our cells, we have genes that form the molecular circadian clock," Peek said. "These clock genes encode a set of transcription factors that regulate many processes throughout the body ...