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Time in a bottle

A biological clock synchronizes animal behaviour and physiology with Earth's 24-hour rotation. Drugs targeting the clock's 'gears' show promise for treating obesity and other metabolic disorders. See Article p.62 & Letter p.123

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Joseph Bass provides consulting and speakers bureau services to Merck and to Gerhson Lehrman Group. He has received research funding from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He is a member of the advisory board and a stockholder of Reset Therapeutics. Neither of these companies is mentioned, or specifically alluded to, in this article.

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Bass, J. Time in a bottle. Nature 485, 45–46 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/485045a

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