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Body clock mechanics wins U.S. trio the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

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TIMEKEEPERS Three Americans have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the gears of circadian clocks and how they govern daily rhythms, such as sleep, metabolism and other body processes. 

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By Tina Hesman Saey

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