Smart clocks…

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A new study of molecular interactions central to the functioning of biological clocks explains how certain mutations can shorten clock timing, making some people extreme 'morning larks' because their internal clocks operate on a 20-hour cycle instead of being synchronized with the 24-hour cycle of day and night. Researchers found that the same molecular switch mechanism affected by these mutations is at work in animals ranging from fruit flies to people. [1] We value synchronization. But synchronization with what? Who defines the things we define? Look at your clock. Be late. The safest way to lose time is to be on time, as Henry Wotton used to say. Try to synchronize with yourself. And you will see that there is nothing to do. Bright day. Dark night. The clocks are already set in motion. All they need is someone to read the hour…

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