• 伦敦奥运倒计时时钟意外停止

    11-03-20 London Olympic organisers were left red-faced on Tuesday when a huge clock in Trafalgar Square marking the countdown to the 2012 Games stopped just hours after being unveiled at a glitzy ceremony. 英国伦敦本周二举办了隆重的2012年奥运倒计时钟揭幕仪式...

  • 所有生物体内都有生物钟

    11-01-27 The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae(海藻) has been identified by scientists. Not only does the research provide important insight into health-related problems linked to individuals...

  • 某植物生物钟可同样作用于人体

    10-12-02 A gene that controls part of the 'tick tock' in a plant's circadian(生理节奏的) clock has been identified by UC Davis researchers. And not only is the plant gene very similar to one in humans, but the human gene can work in plant cells -- and vice...

  • 人体生物钟控制着脂肪代谢

    10-11-16 UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms(生物周期) the internal body clock regulate fat metabolism. This helps explain why people burn fat more efficiently at certain times of day and could lead to new pharmaceuticals(药物) f...

  • 科学家发现调整人体日常生理节律的机制

    10-11-12 For Immediate Release Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified for the first time a novel mechanism that regulates circadian rhythm(生理节律) , the master clock that controls the body's natural 24-hour p...

  • Talking clock 会说话的钟

    10-09-14 Talking clock While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the den(私室,贼窝) . What is the big brass gong(锣) and hammer for? one of his friends asked. That is the talking clock, the man replied. H...

  • Too Smart for Dad 青出于蓝

    10-07-19 Too Smart for Dad Young man, said the angry father from the head of stairs, didn't I hear the clock strike four when you brought my daughter in? You did, admitted the boyfriend, it was going to strike eleven, but I grabbed it and held the gong so it...

  • 加拿大女性呼吁将时钟体系改为25小时

    10-05-22 整日奔忙于工作和家庭的女性总是抱怨时间不够用。为此,加拿大一些女性自发成立了一个名为25小时联盟的组织,呼吁政府将现行的时钟体系改为25小时,以便让她们有多一点的时间完成工作和家庭两方面的责任。 Scott Gow adjusts a tower clock on test at the Electric Ti...

  • “末日时钟”提前一分钟

    10-01-15 The Doomsday Clock - a barometer of nuclear danger for the past 55 years - has been moved one minute further away from the midnight hour. 末日时钟过去55年核危险的晴雨表被从午夜时分再向前提前了一分钟。 The Doomsday Clock has shifted to six minutes be...

  • 错误的生物钟可能使儿童患躁郁症

    09-11-13 Malfunctioning(不正常工作) circadian clock(昼夜节律钟) genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder(躁郁症,两极性异常) in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB...