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Jul

UN Environment Program – IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES

July 10, 2021,
IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES(Prepared by Ms. Laetitia Nunny on behalf of the CMS Secretariat) Extract 1.1.3 Biological impacts of light pollutionOrganisms have evolved under consistent light conditions with day and night, lunar cycles and seasonality (Seymoure, 2018). Natural light is used by wildlife as a resource and to gain...
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15
Mar

The circadian clock and metabolic homeostasis: entangled networks

March 15, 2021
de Assis, L.V.M., Oster, H. The circadian clock and metabolic homeostasis: entangled networks. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-021-03800-2 Abstract The circadian clock exerts an important role in systemic homeostasis as it acts a keeper of time for the organism. The synchrony between the daily challenges imposed by the environment needs to be aligned with biological processes...
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15
Feb

A Timely Call to Arms: COVID-19, the Circadian Clock, and Critical Care

February 15, 2021
Haspel J, Kim M, Zee P, Schwarzmeier T, Montagnese S, Panda S, Albani A, Merrow M. A Timely Call to Arms: COVID-19, the Circadian Clock, and Critical Care. J Biol Rhythms. 2021 Feb 11:748730421992587. doi: 10.1177/0748730421992587. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33573430. Abstract We currently find ourselves in the midst of a global coronavirus disease...
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