Research News from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
New Pathway to Understanding Circadian Rhythms http://www.hhmi.org/news/sehgal2.html HHMI researchers have determined that a protein involved in neurofibromatosis type 1, a human nerve disorder, plays an important role in communicating crucial information about the circadian clock. Circadian rhythms, the patterns of activity that occur on a 24-hour cycle, are important biological regulators in almost all living creatures. Research published in the September 21, 2001, issue of the journal Science. For the full story, go to http://www.hhmi.org/news/sehgal2.html
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