internal clock
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Almost all cells in the body contain their own internal clock, which can be influenced by light, physical activity, and food timing.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026
My internal clock wherever I am just knows it’s 4 p.m. and I get a little sad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
Additionally, disruptions to the body's internal clock can affect astronaut's sleeping and eating cycles.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025
Prof Luscher said that - like the researchers suggest - it is "possible" that coffee drinking later in the day could disrupt out bodies internal clock at a time we should be resting.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
His listen-and-learn switch had been turned on, and his own internal clock was ticking.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
