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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
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April 30, 2008
Category: Science News
There are 49 new articles in PLoS ONE this week. Here are some titles I found interesting: Echolocating Bats Cry Out Loud to Detect Their Prey: Echolocating bats have successfully exploited a broad range of habitats and prey. Much research...
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Category: Science News
Single-celled Bacterium Works 24/7: Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have gained the first detailed insight into the way circadian rhythms govern global gene expression in Cyanothece, a type of cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) known to cycle between photosynthesis...
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Category: Clock News
As we mentioned just the other day, studying animal behavior is tough as "animals do whatever they darned please". Thus, making sure that everything is controlled for in an experimental setup is of paramount importance. Furthermore, for the studies to...
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Category: Clock Tutorials
Microarrays have been used in the study of circadian expression of mammalian genes since 2002 and the consensus was built from those studies that approximately 15% of all the genes expressed in a cell are expressed in a circadian manner....
Posted by Coturnix at 7:56 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Just landed in Berlin. Flew with JAT for the first time in decades. The best flight ever. I guess their pilots, after getting some real dogfight combat flying experience find piloting a B-737-300 way too easy......
Posted by Coturnix at 6:16 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Clock Quotes
The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.' - Roy Blount, Jr....
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April 29, 2008
Category: Clock News
Two interesting papers came out last week [from the Archives - click on the clock logo to see the original post], both using transgenic mice to ask important questions about circadian organization in mammals. Interestingly, in both cases the gene...
Posted by Coturnix at 4:50 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: EuroTrip '08
This morning I had to get up early to go and give my interview for Radio Belgrade 1, at the same time when my Radio Belgrade 2 interview was on. This one will be broadcast in ten days or so....
Posted by Coturnix at 10:17 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: EuroTrip '08
After watching the show jumping classes and chatting with my horsey friends, I went back to the city center, explored the place and saw that unlike most other types of stores, the bookstores are still there where I remembered them,...
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Category: EuroTrip '08
Yesterday I went to the Belgrade Racecourse and the barns and was happy to meet many of my old friends, including my old trainer (with Professor Steve Steve below) as well as some good new kids, including two sisters who...
Posted by Coturnix at 9:23 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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