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SCIENCE STUDIO: Dr. Seung-Hee Yoo

-ORIGINALLY AIRED DECEMBER 3, 2017-

Have you ever noticed you tend to feel energized and drowsy around the same times every day? Your 24-hour internal clock, that's running in the background of your brain, cycles between sleepiness and alertness at regular intervals and it’s known as your circadian rhythm. Dr. Seung-Hee Yoo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of McGoven Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Russ Chianelli speaks with her as they discuss her field of study in circadian rhythms. 

Aired July 15, 2018

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