Timing is everything. Just ask a comedian, trapeze artist, Romeo and Juliet — or nearly any cell in your body.
KEEPING TIME Scientists are discovering how tiny clocks inside each cell can march to the beat of a master drummer in the brain. Chuwy/iStockphoto, illustration by T. DubeTHE DAILY GRIND Many biological measures fluctuate on a daily cycle.
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