Study Led by The Scripps Research Institute(Jobs) Scientist Reveals Little-Known Cell Networks Vital to Circadian Rhythm

LA JOLLA, CA, May 3, 2007—In a wide-ranging systems biology study of circadian rhythm, a multi-institutional collaboration led by Scripps Research Institute Professor Steve Kay has uncovered some little-known cellular mechanisms for sustaining circadian rhythm and limiting the impact of genetic clock mutations in mammals. The new findings could have important implications for future circadian studies, and point researchers toward new ways to manipulate human circadian rhythm at the molecular level to treat diseases such as bipolar disorder.

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