Applied physics: Strong magnets by self-assembly

✍ Scribed by Sellmyer, David J.

• Book ID: 109804513
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 49 KB
• Volume: 420
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0028-0836
• DOI: 10.1038/420374a

✦ Synopsis

. On the other hand, cell division in microbes can be driven by the circadian cycle when the periodicity of division is not far from 24 hours. This suggests that the circadian system is important for proper growth control, and is consistent with the apparent circadian regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis 1 . Moreover, the striking time-dependent response of wild-type mice to ȍ-radiation 1 reinforces the potential importance of circadian principles in cancer and cancer therapies. It seems that cancer can be a direct consequence of the absence of circadian regulation. Perhaps this applies to other diseases, too. For instance, shift workers tend to have increased health problems. These could result indirectly from disruption of physiological systems that are under circadian control -but there might also be a direct connection to the clock.