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To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient ...

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

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