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Properties of Entrainable Oscillators
Learn the properties that define an entrainable biological circadian oscillator
Time Memory in Bees
Learn about landmark experiments that established internal clocks as the source of circadian rhythms in animals
Luciferase Reporters for Mammals in Circadian Research
Learn how luciferase reporters are used to study circadian rhythms in mammals
Mammalian Molecular Entrainment to Light and Networks
Learn how light information alters the molecular circadian clock to promote entrainment
Healthy Light Exposure Infographic
Learn the do's and don'ts of light exposure that affect circadian rhythms and sleep
Human Circadian Variation: Genetic Approaches
Learn how genetic manipulations in model organisms and in vitro establish circadian links to human variation in chronotype
The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Lesion & Transplant Experiments
Learn about landmark experiments that demonstrated the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in circadian rhythms
Exploring Processes C and S Part 2: Forced Desynchrony
Learn how sleep researchers use a "forced desynchrony" protocol to separate effects of processes C and S on sleep
Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock Output Mechanism
Discover how the core circadian oscillator in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus sends output to regulate timing
The 2-Process Model of Sleep
Learn how a homeostatic drive and the circadian clock control the timing of sleep
In-Lab Video Series: Rodent Wheel-Running Experiment
Learn how to design, perform, and analyze a rodent wheel-running experiment.
An Introduction to Chronobiology
Read our three-part introduction to basic concepts in chronobiology
The Transcriptomic Motion Picture of Marine Microbes
A blog post about understanding daily rhythms in marine microbes.
Cyanobacterial Circadian Oscillator
Discover how three proteins interact to make a circadian oscillator mechanism in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus
Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Reporters in Circadian Rhythm Studies
Read about the biology, application, and experimental design of fluorescent reporters in circadian studies
Photoperiodic Flowering Part 1
Discover how plants measure night- and day-length to determine when to flower
Luciferase Reporters in Circadian Research
Learn how luciferase reporters are used in circadian biology
Fluence Response Curves and Action Spectra Series
Discover how action spectra are derived from fluence response curves
Structural Changes of the Cyanobacterial Clock
Watch the structural nanomachine of the cyanobacterial circadian oscillator come to life in this video made by our colleagues.