Genes and Clocks

[James Brody]

Either William or Laurence Wright commented once about the timing of a mole on the shoulder blades of two separated identical twins. I think it appeared on both of them in their 50s. No surprise to network fans...nor to students of synchrony, Strogatz, and Kuramoto...

JimB

"More Genes Are Controlled By Biological Clocks Than Previously Thought

"Researchers at the University of Georgia report that the number of genes under control of the biological clock in a much-studied model organism is dramatically higher than previously reported. The new study implies that the clock may be much more important in living things than suspected only a few years ago.

"This new finding may help to explain why the clock is so far-reaching in its effects on the organism," said Jonathan Arnold, a professor in the UGA department of genetics and director of the research project. "We found that some 25 percent of the genes in our model organism appear to be under clock control. I wasn't suspecting anything remotely like that."

More at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0829091327.htm

References:
Pikovsky A, Kurths J, & Rosenblum (eds) (2001) Synchronization: A Universal Concept in Nonlinear Sciences. NY: Cambridge University Press.
Strogatz, S. (2003) Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order. NY: Hyperion.