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In 1751, Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus came up with the novel idea of using flowers as clocks. Morning glories open their tr
In 1751, Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus came up with the novel idea of using flowers as clocks. Morning glories open their tr
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2015-10-21
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In 1751, Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus came up with the novel idea of using flowers as clocks. Morning glories open their trumpet-like petals around 10 a. m. , water lilies at 11 and so on through evening primroses and moonflowers. A full array of these blossoms, planted in a circle, could indicate the time. It was a whimsical notion. But some 250 years later, scientists are seriously interested in the timekeeping mechanisms of nature. "They’re so ubiquitous, they’re almost a signature of life," says molecular neuroscientist Russell Foster of Imperil College, London.
From cockroaches to humans, Foster explores these internal clocks in a fascinating new book, Rhythm of Life, co-authored with British science writer Leon Kreitzman. The author show how the daily patterns known as circadian rhythms influence far more than our sleep. Heart attacks are more common in the morning. Women tend to go to labor in the evening. Severe asthma prevail at night. Although we may jet across time zones, circadian rhythms rule. The book traces the century-long quest to unravel their mechanisms, with some starting outcomes—including the recent discovery that certain genes switch on and off in 24 hour cycles. Even our responses to medicines may depend on when we take them.
Nature has devised internal clocks for a simple reason: they aid survival. "The early bird really does get the work,"—thanks to a silent wake-up call before dawn. A mimosa plant spreads its fernlike leaves during the day to create the maximum surface area for photosynthesis, then folds them up at night to reduce water-vapor loss. It’s not a mere response to light. "They do this even when kept in the dark," says biologist Eugene Maurakis of the Science Museum of Virginia.
In humans, the master clock is a tiny clump of cells in the brain called the suprachiasmatic nuclei. The clocks is reset daily by signals from a novel type of photoreceptor in the eye that Foster discovered. "The blind rely on it, too, provided their eyes haven’t been removed," he says. The result is an orchestrated series of biological events that unfolds in sequence. In the hours before breakfast, the body releases digestive enzymes gradually to be ready for the first meal. Temperature and blood pressure rise in preparation for the day’s demands. This helps explain the morning increase in the heart attacks. Cells reproduce at set times. Hormones rise and fall—many of them according to a predetermined schedule.
The implications for medicine are profound. By timing treatments to complement daily changes in biochemistry, the authors argues, we can boost efficacy and reduce side effects. In one seminal trial, medical oncologist William Hrushesky of the Dorn V. A. Medical Center in Columbia, S. C. , found that by simply reversing the times when he administered two chemotherapeutic drugs, he could extend survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer from 11 percent at five years to 44 Chronobiology International, more than a dozen ailments can currently benefit from carefully timed treatments. In one recent study, he notes, something as simple as low-dose aspirin at bedtime reduced the rate of preterm deliver in pregnant women at risk for hypertension from 14 percent to zero. Aspirin in the morning had little effect. Surprised? Not to Foster and Kreitzman. As they show, timing is everything.
According to the book Rhythms of Life, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
选项
A、It is written by a molecular neuroscientist Foster.
B、Severe asthma is not common at night.
C、Medicines always function well provided that they have little side effects.
D、Circadian rhythms influence us in various aspects.
答案
D
解析
细节题。第二段第二句中指出,作者在书中写到,每日的生活模式,也就是生理节奏,不仅仅影响睡眠。紧接着又叙述各种病症在一天中都有高发时段。由此可以推出,生理节奏影响着我们生活的很多方面,故选[D]。第二段第一句指出,《生命的节奏》是Foster和另外一名科学家LeonKretzman一起撰稿的,因此排除[A];根据第二段第五句可知,严重的哮喘常常在晚间发作,因此排除[B];根据第二段最后一句可知,甚至连我们对药物的反应也与服药时间有关,因此排除[C]。
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