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Human Perception-Based Deep Learning Classification: An Exploratory Application to a Large Chronobiology Dataset
by Greta Guglielmetti, Mario Castelán, Diana Karen Miguel Sánchez, Carlos Acuña, David Martin, Stephan Baumgartner, Alexander L Tournier
https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diag015 #PlantScience #Chronobiology #DeepLearning #Metabolomics

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biohacks Jun 8

You'll end up less sore, more focused, and stronger when your body is actually ready to go. #CircadianRhythm #Chronobiology #Biohacking #WorkoutRecovery #FocusMode #Productivity #DailyGrind #StressManagement #Performance #InjuryPrevention (3/3)

Scientific Frontline Jun 4

Researchers have identified the specific neural pathway through which the brain's circadian clock times and controls "torpor," a natural, reversible state of reduced body temperature and metabolism utilized by certain mammals to survive severe environmental stress.
#Neuroscience #Chronobiology #SystemsPhysiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/ns06042601.html

Brain Circuit for Torpor Discovered

Discover how the brain's circadian clock regulates torpor, a low-metabolism state, unlocking future potential for medicine and deep space travel.

Shrine Longevity Jun 2

Late-day caffeine can delay sleep onset and lower HRV. A 10-day N-of-1 test moving your dose earlier can reveal personal effects. Track bedtime latency and nightly HRV; expect modest shifts, but results vary. #caffeine #sleep #chronobiology #selfexperiment

Scientific Frontline May 20

Medaka fish kept in semi-natural outdoor environments experience reproductive clocks that are significantly out of sync with those kept in laboratory conditions, ovulating approximately 3.5 hours earlier.
#Chronobiology #EnvironmentalPhysiology #BehavioralBiology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/phgy05202601.html

Lab Fish Reproductive Cycles Off by Hours

OMU research shows medaka fish in semi-natural settings ovulate 3.5 hours earlier than in labs, highlighting risks in lab-based biological studies.

Scientific Frontline May 2

The complete annual life cycle of the red-necked nightjar—including feeding, migration, and breeding—is strictly synchronized with the 29-day lunar cycle due to its reliance on moonlight for energy acquisition.
#Ornithology #BehavioralEcology #Chronobiology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/zoo05022601.html

Nocturnal migratory birds follow rhythm of the moon

Learn how the red-necked nightjar's entire life cycle, from feeding to migration, is driven by lunar phases and threatened by light pollution.

BioClocks UK Mar 27

We spring forward this weekend, but changing the clocks is increasingly controversial - why?
#circadian #dst #springforward #chronobiology #clockchange #SciComm

Naomi Mittet Mar 25

Lecture videos about fundamental properties of circadian clocks by Carl Johnson. #chronobiology

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/johnsonlab/fundamental-properties-lectures.php

Six Lectures on the Fundamental Properties of Circadian Clocks

Carl Johnson Laboratory

Scientific Frontline Feb 10

Researchers reproduced the simplest natural #circadian system found in blue-green algae (#cyanobacteria ) within a test tube, demonstrating how a single clock signal coordinates daily #gene switching.
#MolecularBiology #Biotechnology #Chronobiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/mbio02102601.html

Scientists rebuild microscopic circadian clock to control genes

Scientists recreate the world’s simplest biological clock in a test tube, revealing how genes switch on and off across the day.

The Perpetually Curious!Jan 31

RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/115721794139714385

👁️ Did you know you have specialized eye cells that detect light but bypass your vision entirely? These retinal ganglion cells containing melanopsin send signals straight to your brain's master clock, responding most strongly to blue wavelengths around 480nm, helping synchronize your circadian rhythms with daily light cycles.

✍️ The original post in this thread traces how light becomes time through hidden pathways.

#Chronobiology #CircadianRhythms #SleepScience #STEM #TPC8