Biological Rhythms Workshop I: Introduction to Chronobiology

Kuhlman, S. J., Mackey, S. R., Duffy, J. F. (2007) Biological Rhythms Workshop I: Introduction to Chronobiology. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, 72. pp. 1-6. ISSN 00917451 (ISSN)

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Abstract

In this chapter, we present a series of four articles derived from a Introductory Workshop on Biological Rhythms presented at the 72nd Annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology: Clocks and Rhythms. A diverse range of species, from cyanobacteria to humans, evolved endogenous biological clocks that allow for the anticipation of daily variations in light and temperature. The ability to anticipate environmental variation promotes optimal performance and survival. In the first article, Introduction to Chronobiology, we present a brief historical timeline of how circadian concepts and terminology have emerged since the early observation of daily leaf movement in plants made by an astronomer in the 1700s. Workshop Part IA provides an overview of the molecular basis for rhythms generation in several key model organisms, Workshop Part IB focuses on how biology built a brain clock capable of coordinating the daily timing of essential brain and physiological processes, and Workshop Part IC gives key insight into how researchers study sleep and rhythms in humans.

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Subjects: organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > biological clock
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Communities: CSHL labs > Huang lab
Depositing User: CSHL Librarian
Date: 2007
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 22:09
Last Modified: 30 Mar 2018 15:13
URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/23074

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