Studies of biological molecular clocks have benefited greatly from a unicellular fungus. The latest discovery is of a fungal protein required in resetting the clock in response to light.
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Pando, M., Sassone-Corsi, P. A vivid loop of light. Nature 410, 311–313 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35066655
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