‘After Hours’ Gene Stretches Body Clock To 27-hour-day
Wheel-running mice have helped scientists to identify an altered body clock gene that can make a normal day up to three hours longer. The altered gene, named ‘after hours’ or Afh, is a variant of a gene called Fbxl3 which was previously unknown to play a role in keeping mammals internal body clocks running on time. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Endocrinology on May 7th, 2007