BIOL 1090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Circadian Rhythm, Light Pollution, Adobe After Effects
13 Feb 2018
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Artificial light has integrated its way into our daily lives in a way that is inescapable. Although its commercial applications are positive and beneficial, its effect on health and the environment are unfavourable. Circadian rhythms control a variety of biological processes in living organisms (takahashi et al. The presence of artificial light disrupts the internal clock by inducing mutations to the clock gene, altering gene expression, and changing hormone secretion. (harnet and tremblay 2006). As a consequence physiological changes as obesity (takahashi et al. 2008), poor gastrointestinal function, and unnatural habits in plant growth as well as behavioural changes in nocturnal species, predator-prey relationships are the aftereffects in association with artificial illumination present against the internal clocks of living. Idp team 1723 sanaz rezahi (srezahi), sara pianta (spianta), lisa osifo (losifo), maegan santa ana (msantaan) organisms. In this poster, we show the adverse effects today"s industrialized light dependent culture pose on health and the environment.
