Circadian biology: a 2.5 billion year old clock.

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.023

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Circadian biology: a 2.5 billion year old clock.

Current biology : CB - 24 Jul 2012

Loudon Andrew S I

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A recent study suggests that circadian clocks may have evolved at the time of the Great Oxidation Event 2.5 billion years ago in order to drive detoxification of reactive oxygen species.

Topics

Biological Evolution
Circadian Clocks
Circadian Rhythm
Eukaryota
Evolution, Molecular
Evolution, Planetary
Halobacterium
Mutation
Peroxiredoxins
Reactive Oxygen Species
Synechococcus

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