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Bacteria Divide Like Clockwork |
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Written by MIT
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Sunday, 21 March 2010 |
It’s well established that critical human body functions, including sleep, hormone production and regulation of body temperature, follow a circadian (24-hour) cycle. These genetically programmed patterns stay in effect even under isolation from the naturally occurring daily light-dark cycles of the sun, and are found in nearly all organisms - animals, plants, fungi and even some bacteria.
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