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Why can't teenagers get out of bed in the
morning? How do bees tell the time? Why do some plants open
and close their flowers at the same time each day? Why do
so many people suffer the misery of jet lag? This intriguing
book explains the significance of the biological clock,
showing its essential role in evolution and why it continues
to play an important role in all living organisms.
Russell G. Foster is professor of molecular
neuroscience at Imperial College, London, and is a leading
expert on chronobiology. Leon Kreitzman, a writer and broadcaster,
is the author of The 24 Hour Society.
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