Bacteria can tell the time

[Prawnapple]

Humans have them, so do other animals and plants – now research reveals that non-photosynthetic bacteria too have internal daily clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth.

The research answers a long-standing biological question and could have implications for the timing of drug delivery, biotechnology, and how we develop timely solutions for crop protection.

Biological clocks or circadian rhythms are exquisite internal timing mechanisms that are widespread across nature enabling living organisms to cope with the major changes that occur from day to night, even across seasons.

Existing inside cells, these molecular rhythms use external cues such as daylight and temperature to synchronise biological clocks to their environment. It is why we experience the jarring effects of jet lag as our internal clocks are temporarily mismatched before aligning to the new cycle of light and dark at our travel destination.

A growing body of research in the past two decades has demonstrated the importance of these molecular metronomes to essential processes, for example sleep and cognitive functioning in humans, and water regulation and photosynthesis in plants.

Bacteria can tell the time | John Innes Centre

Humans have them, so do other animals and plants – now research reveals that non-photosynthetic bacteria too have internal daily clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth…

www.jic.ac.uk

 

[Moto Guzzi]

Then its TIME we stop killing bacteria left right and centre so they can kill viruses.

 

[rustypup]

Then its TIME we stop killing bacteria left right and centre so they can kill viruses.

It's typically the other way around. Bacteria are complex, have DNA, are self-replicating and are significantly larger.

 

[agustino]

Bacteria can tell the time | John Innes Centre

Humans have them, so do other animals and plants – now research reveals that non-photosynthetic bacteria too have internal daily clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth…

www.jic.ac.uk

Things beyond proof, Sometimes i fail to differentiate from non religious belivers and these scientist who just put assumptions on hand

 

[Ecstatic Universe]

Things beyond proof, Sometimes i fail to differentiate from non religious belivers and these scientist who just put assumptions on hand

It is a sensationalist headline, sure, but if you read the article you'll have a better understanding of what they were actually doing.

TLDR: Circadian Rhythm discovered in non-photosynthetic lifeforms.

 

[Stonerjoy]

It's typically the other way around. Bacteria are complex, have DNA, are self-replicating and are significantly larger.

So interesting. So maybe Bacteria DNA can find immunities faster due to their short lifespan updating their arsenal against the virus attacks and essentially ending it or as original post suggested kills the virus ?

 

[ShaunSA]

That explains why I'm so regular

Or maybe it's that morning cup of coffee