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. 2012 May 22;22(10):R405-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.031.

Biological clocks: who in this place set up a sundial?

Russell G Foster  1
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Biological clocks: who in this place set up a sundial?

Russell G Foster. Curr Biol. .
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How do circadian rhythms, alarm clocks and the light/dark cycle interact? The concept of social jetlag is informing our appreciation of the tensions and consequences of imposing an artificial temporal order upon our biology.

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