Houston Chronicle

Like fly, like human

(Inside Science) -- In the mid-1990s, a 69-year-old woman in Utah made a startling observation: Two of her granddaughters had the same strange sleep patterns she did. They awoke hours before most ...
Journalism in the Americas

Of Fruit Flies, Nobel Prizes and Genetic Discoveries that Change the World

Last year, University of Texas at Austin alumnus Michael Young won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the molecular mechanism behind circadian rhythms. Circadian clocks are ...
unr.edu

First detailed map of fruit fly brain links to human ‘master’ clock

As millions of Americans adjust their clocks for daylight saving time this week, many experience disruptions in their sleep and daily routines – a reminder of the importance of circadian rhythms that ...