Could out-of-sync body clocks be contributing to human disease? Melissa Lee Phillips reports.
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Melissa Lee Phillips is a freelance writer based in Seattle, Washington.
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Phillips, M. Circadian rhythms: Of owls, larks and alarm clocks. Nature 458, 142–144 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458142a
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