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Today I fixed my notes of two #SystemsBiology theoretical classes.
This one was about the circadian rhythms and I learnt about an interesting experiment which suggested that the superchiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus might be involved, since transplanting the fetal SCN in arrhytmic mice seemed to restore it. Not only that, but the periodicity of the rhythm depends on the donor!
@corvina See, you always learn something new! Didn't know this had been done in mice as well!
There is some much older ('70s) yet still very interesting literature on similar experiments done on moths, showing you can reprogram the eclosion timing
This is a nice summary of some of those experiments!
https://www.ebrs-online.org/images/Documents/CC_Neuroendocrine.pdf