Molecular and Genetic Basis of Circadian Rhythms
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Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D., has pioneered the use of forward genetics and positional cloning in the mouse as a tool for discovery of genes underlying neurobiology and behavior. His discovery of the mouse and human clock genes revealed a conserved circadian clock mechanism in animals.