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Published online 4 May 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040503-1
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Mammals have multiple timers
Biological clock watching shows not all are set by daylight.
Our brains contain more than one biological clock, US researchers have shown. They believe that problems such as jet lag are caused when two of the clocks become out of step with each other.
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