Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize | Box of delight | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - October 2, 2017 9:16 AM
Three scientists who unravelled how our bodies tell time have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
The body clock - or circadian rhythm - is the reason we want to sleep at night, but it also drives huge changes in behaviour and body function.
The US scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young will share the prize.