Understanding the biochemistry behind whole-organism traits such as flowering time is a longstanding challenge, where mathematical models are critical. Very few models of plant gene circuits use the absolute units required for comparison to biochemical data. We refactor two detailed models of the plant circadian clock from relative to absolute units.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare, incurable lung disease with a median survival of 3-5 years after diagnosis. Treatment options are limited. Genetic association studies can identify new genes involved in disease that might represent potential new drug targets, and it has been shown that drug targets with support from genetic studies are more likely to be successful in clinical development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: In the CNHR study, 35% of postmenopausal women had osteoporosis by BMD or fragility fracture, and 4% had both. Three men ≥ 50 had osteoporosis by BMD or fragility fracture (33.3%; n = 3/9).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhilos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
January 2025
Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the opportunities presented within applied chronobiology, we need to build our network outwards to reach stakeholders that can directly benefit from our discoveries. In this article, we discuss the importance of biological rhythms to our health, society, economy and environment, with a particular focus on circadian rhythms.
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