References & Sources  -  August 1, 1998

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Frozen in time: Cells’ clocks tick on

Rat skin cells thawed after 25 years show daily rhythms of gene activity — evidence that individual cells maintain biological clocks.

References:

Balsalobre, A., F. Damiola, and U. Schibler. 1998. A serum shock induces circadian gene expression in mammalian tissue culture cells. Cell 93(June 12):929.

Further Readings:

Travis, J. 1998. Timely surprises. Science News 154(July 11):24.

______. 1997. Faulty protein repair spurs mouse seizures. Science News 151(June 14):365.

Sources:

Ueli Schibler
Université de Genèva
Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Sciences II
30, Quai Ernest Ansermet
CH-1211 Genève-4
Switzerland

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