Genetics Unzipped: Time of your life: how circadian rhythms shape the world

Posted by Kat Arney, on 2 November 2023

“Shift work might be a real driver of health inequality; that these people are, as a function of their job, being forced to effectively mess with their biology”
Dr Priya Crosby

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re clocking in to chat about the genetics of circadian rhythms. How can molecules tell the time, why don’t we have drugs for jet lag yet and could a midnight snack stop malaria in its tracks?

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Tags: Antony Dodd, Carrie Partch, chronotypes, circadian rhythms, clock genes, dementia, drugs, genetic disorders, Genetics Unzipped, glyphosate, health effects, host-parasite interactions, jet lag, malaria, medical science, melatonin, molecular biology, pesticides, Priya Crosby, protein interactions, shift work, sleep phase disorders
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