Find a way to decode the biological clock

Understanding how the human biological clock works can lead to new therapeutic methods and other potentials for the military.

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According to New Discovery, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the United States has conducted a new study to clarify how the human biological clock works.

No one really knows which body's biological clock works, but when this rhythm is disturbed, the consequences can be very severe, for example, reducing productivity or suffering from diseases. serious like cancer. Clarifying the secret of the circadian clock can help any normal person become a soldier or an astronaut.

On the space station, astronauts can see the sun rise and set within 45 minutes.

Army physicist Christian Macedonia, who oversees a biology program at the agency, said: 'The biological clock adjusts almost every function in the human body. If scientists have a better understanding of how time factors affect biological functions, the Ministry of Defense will be able to improve their ability to protect health and availability. Fight for soldiers'.

This is not only good for the military, but also facilitates NASA, for example, to understand the mechanism of the circadian clock that will help people survive in the space of space stations, where the sun rises and sets 45 minutes.

Currently, NASA is increasing the adaptability of people to this environment by placing green lights along space stations, increasing alertness to 'cosmopolitan' people by restraining their bodies. the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that causes drowsiness.

Smith Johnson, one of NASA physicists, said: 'One of the big problems we often see when traveling is the sense of time lag (jet lag). Many of our colleagues are traveling - to Russia, to Japan - before they are trained at the space station ' . He added: 'You can use glare and darkness to change the biological clock'.