Nature's timekeepers
SCIENTISTS in the US have isolated a gene that controls the biological clock in mice. With this, they have moved closer to understanding the cause of a host of human ailments, 'from jet lag to
Physiology
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Calcium calls
The mystery of nerve cell behaviour could be solved with a recent study of how calcium affects cellular responses
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Light ahoy!
Bioluminescence throws light on replacing existing methods to detect microbial contamination by a faster and cheaper process
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Dividing time
Is timefor a cell a recurringevent or something continuous? Well to find the answer you mustfirst know its temperature
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Cellular perception
Researchers take a closer look at the subtle ways that cells usefor signaling
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Flab control
Genes have a fair share in determining a person s predisposition to obesity
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Frontier guards
Invaded and ravaged by germs and pathogens every moment of its existence, the human body has developed its own lines of defence. Among the lesser known barriers are the linings of the gut
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The immune system
The immune system comprises of two categories of white blood cells
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Gut feeling
Immune responses in our bodies are significantly affected by our intestines
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Sleep is a gut response
A new theory links the origin of sleep to bacteria present in the gut