Nobel prize for medicine awarded for insights into internal biological clock

£825,000 prize shared between American scientists Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young for work on the internal clock of living organismsThe Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of American scientists for their discoveries on the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms – in other words, the 24-hour body clock.According to the Nobel committee ’s citation, Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young were recognised for their discoveries explaining “how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronised with the Earth’s revolutions.”Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis and Ian Sample Tags: Nobel prizes Medical research Science prizes World news People in science Biology Health Source Type: news