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Foster, Russell; Kreitzman, Leon

 
9780300105742: Rhythms Of Life: The Biologcal Clocks That Control The Daily Lives Of Every Living Thing
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ISBN 10: 0300105746 ISBN 13: 9780300105742
Editorial: Yale Univ Pr, 2004

Sinopsis

Why can’t teenagers get out of bed in the morning? How do bees tell the time? Why do some plants open and close their flowers at the same time each day? Why do so many people suffer the misery of jet lag? In this fascinating book, Russell Foster and Leon Kreitzman explain the significance of the biological clock, showing how it has played an essential role in evolution and why it continues to play a vitally important role in all living organisms.

The authors tell us that biological clocks are embedded in our genes and reset at sunrise and sunset each day to link astronomical time with an organism’s internal time. They discuss how scientists are working out the clockwork mechanisms and what governs them, and they describe how organisms measure different intervals of time, how they are adapted to various cycles, and how light coordinates the time within to the external world. They review problems that can be caused by malfunctioning biological clocks?including jet lag, seasonal affective disorder, and depression. And they warn that although new drugs are being promoted to allow us to stay awake for longer periods, a 24/7 lifestyle can have a harmful impact on our health, both as individuals and as a society.

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Russell Foster is professor of molecular neuroscience at Imperial College, London, and is a leading expert on chronobiology. Leon Kreitzman, a writer and broadcaster, is the author of The 24 Hour Society.

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Editorial
Yale Univ Pr
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0300105746
ISBN 13 
9780300105742
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
276
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