BioClocks UK Research Highlights

What a difference a day makes in a muscle

Researchers at King’s College London are investigating how the circadian clock in muscles affects muscle growth.

Could ancient bacteria show us how to adapt to climate change in the near future?

Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich are working with bacteria that appears to anticipate and adapt to the seasons. This quickly evolving organism could be used to predict how more complex organisms might adapt to rapid global changes in climate.

Embracing the light: a new way to study the effects of light exposure on mood

Scientists at the University of Manchester are investigating how mood is affected by different light exposure.

Lessons from a translational chronobiology workshop

Scientists at the Universities of Surrey and Padova carried out a translational chronobiology workshop to assess evidence in chronobiology and produce consensus statements. This article outlines the tools used and lessons learned.