One clock, two functions: Circadian rhythms and developmental timing may share a fundamental molecular machinery

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Scientists at the FMI and the University of California-Santa Cruz have found that similar molecular machineries control daily circadian rhythms and developmental timing. Their study with worms shows that core timing systems can be repurposed through evolution to coordinate both daily cycles and the precise schedule of growth.

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