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...befriends Marcus (Hoult), a troubled twelve year-old in need of a father figure. Much as he fights it, Will eventually takes Marcus under his wing and teaches the boy to be cool and learning a thing or two about relationships in the process. Directed by Paul and Chris Weitz, if these American Pie helmers can create a unique entry into the tired romantic comedy genre, they can prove that they have matured beyond teen comedy...
While there are no immediate applications for the research, new therapies for sleep disturbances probably lie far in the future—there are certainly more directions for the research to take. Weitz plans to look into the other factors by which the clock cells control behaviors...
...follow the pathways out of the brain and investigate how it drives the body’s internal processes, such as the sleep-wake cycle. We’ve only just gotten our foot in the door,” said Associate Professor of Neurobiology Charles J. Weitz ’77, the head of the research team. Although researchers have known about the genes and proteins that cause certain circadian changes, the recent discovery brings to light the actual machinery of the nerve cells, where certain molecular factors are switched on and off to control the daily rhythms...
...There was no reason to think that they would converge on the same molecular pathway, but in retrospect, it makes perfect sense. It turns out that certain aspects of the brain are simpler than we thought,” Weitz said...
...Weitz collaborated with Fred Davis of Northeastern University and Tom Scammell at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on the research. Neither Davis nor Scammell returned calls for comment...