Clock setting
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Medical researchers in New York have devised a means of altering a patient's circadian rhythm through the use of behind-the-knee light pads. The group found that by sending light signals to the brain via the retina, they can actually facilitate or slow down one's physiological rhythms.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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Death to sperm mitochondria
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Oregon Primate Research Center researchers Peter Sutovsky and Gerald Schatten discovered how paternal mitochondria is destroyed during fertilization. In their study, they found that the female eggs eliminate sperm mitochondria because of their ubiquitin tag.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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