Salk Team First to Discover Protein that Controls the Strength of Body's Circadian Rhythms (IMAGE)

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Salk Team First to Discover Protein that Controls the Strength of Body's Circadian Rhythms

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Scientists at the Salk Institute and collaborators have discovered a key player -- a protein called REV-ERBα -- that controls the strength of this circadian rhythm in mammals. The discovery is unusual in the field, as most circadian genes and proteins only shift the timing or length of the daily cycle.

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