KNOW THOU BIOLOGICAL CLOCK NEWSLETTER - Volume 3, Issue 2

KNOW THOU BIOLOGICAL CLOCK NEWSLETTER - Volume 3, Issue 2

(Saur Vaishakh 1942 / April – May 2020)  ______________________________________________________________________

Welcome to the Know Thou Biological Clock Newsletter

Stay Home!  Stay Safe!!  Use quarantine time to tune your clock!!!

In this issue:

1.  What is new in this month

Corona virus pandemic

2.  Understanding Biological Clock

Temperature compensation

3.  Latest trend in Chronobiology research

Molecular links between the circadian clock and the cell cycle

4.  Chronobiology and modern medicine

Circadian rhythms influence treatment effects

5.  Chronobiology and Ayurved

Gut  Microbiota and Ayurveda  (Dr. Meenal Joshi)

Ayurveda’s immunity boosting measures for self care during COVID 19 crisis (Ministry of AYUSH)

6.  Site of the Month

https://www.mohfw.gov.in/

7.  Chronobiology for Students

For school students: Scheduling in quarantined

For university students: Griffth laboratory, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA USA

8.  Chronobiology for Professionals

Healthy circadian rhythm in fight with COVID-19

9.  ChronoPrakriti diet plan

Kairichi Amati/ Raw Mango Daal (Mrs. Manjusha Savardekar)   

10.Tune your Clock – Games / Meditation Techniques

Osho commentary on Vigyan Bhairav Tantra No. 57 – In moods of extreme desire, be undisturbed

11. Book review

Time’s Arrow Time’s Cycle (1987) Author: S. J. Gould

12. Chrono Quiz

Assessing your knowledge about biological rhythms

13.Support ‘Know thou Biological Clock’ Newsletter

Forward / Contribute in newsletter, Participate in data collection

Arrange introductory talk, workshop

14.Announcements

Summer School in Chronobiology registration is open

https://forms.gle/6aueXphFrZ5FoQ5U9

ChronoTalk: A webinar series on Chronobiology during lockdown

Check for the details: www.facebook.com/chronoprakriti

Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter are always welcome.

This newsletter is always evolving — tell us what do you think!

Thanks for reading!

If there are any specific topics that you would like to see here, you are most welcome to contribute and/or let me know.

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All our archives are available on following link:  https://chronolab.wordpress.com/  or

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Nbay4LZcuwAw9n8tYPhjUiHDsfgthoaD?usp=sharing

Prashant S. Duraphe, PhD

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