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 | Radio Series: Biomedical Science for Space
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The Human Clock
Most people are not getting enough sleep, experts report. And, astronauts have even more difficulty when in space. While the human body clock can be regulated on Earth, it can be hard to manage in space, where there is an absence of the regular 24-hour day/night cycle. What can people learn from the way our brain registers the light and dark changes in space, and what applications do these changes have for regulating the internal 24-hour clock on Earth?RealMedia's free RealPlayer is needed to listen to this clip.
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