| PROGRAM: |
"Biological Clocks"
Wonder why you feel sleepy as night approaches,
or how bears know when to hibernate, or why some flowers open and close
their petals depending on the time of day? Welcome to the world of
biological clocks.
The 2000 Holiday Lectures on Science will explore
the nature of the biological clock - the molecular timepiece that controls
sleep, body temperature, and other aspects of physiology and behavior.
These four one-hour lectures will be broadcast live by satellite and simultaneously
webcast.
The two lecturers - HHMI investigators Michael
Rosbash, Ph.D., and Joseph Takahaski, Ph.D - have done groundbreaking work
in identifying the genes that encode the biological clocks of fruit flies
and mice. Drawing on their own extensive research, they will demonstrate
how their work applies to humans, emphasizing the clock’s role in regulating
sleep. |
