Researchers Create the First Maps of Two Melatonin Receptors Essential for Sleep

ENN
Apr 30, 2019, 3:58 pm150 pts
An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create the first detailed maps of two melatonin receptors that tell our bodies when to go to sleep or wake up and guide other biological processes.

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