Circadian clocks are endogenous oscillators that control 24-hour physiological and
behavioural processes in organisms. These cell-autonomous clocks are composed of a …

The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades
that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their …

Carbon Catabolite Repression (CCR) has fascinated scientists and researchers around the
globe for the past few decades. This important mechanism allows preferential utilization of …

Fungi play a major role in the global carbon cycle because of their ability to utilize plant
biomass (polysaccharides, proteins, and lignin) as carbon source. Due to the complexity and …

From cyanobacteria to mammals, organisms have evolved timing mechanisms to adapt to
environmental changes in order to optimize survival and improve fitness. To anticipate these …

Fungi, like other organisms, actively sense the environmental light conditions in order to
drive adaptive responses, including protective mechanisms against the light-associated …

The capacity for biological timekeeping arose at least three times through evolution, in
prokaryotic cyanobacteria, in cells that evolved into higher plants, and within the group of …

Organisms have developed different features to capture or sense sunlight. Vertebrates have
evolved specialized organs (eyes) which contain a variety of photosensor cells that help …

Life, as we know it, would not be possible without light. Light is not only a primary source of
energy, but also an important source of information for many organisms. To sense light, only …

The circadian rhythm is essential for the interaction of all living organisms with their
environments. Several processes, such as thermoregulation, metabolism, cognition and …