Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cell. 2017 Nov 30;171(6):1468-1468.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.11.021.
Most creatures on this planet possess an ability to anticipate upcoming events in the environment, courtesy of their circadian clocks. This allows them to prepare for those changes instead of being caught by surprise, which could mean the difference between life and death. In this SnapShot, we describe the basics of how the clock ticks.
这个星球上的大多数生物都有一种能力,可以通过它们的生物钟来预测环境中即将发生的事件。这使它们能够为这些变化做好准备,而不是措手不及,这可能意味着生与死的区别。在这个快照中,我们描述了时钟滴答的基本原理。