The research carried out at Bilkent University by Prof. Jeffrey Hall of Brandeis University were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2017 “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.” Young solved the core mechanism of circadian rhythmicity he and Prof. Aziz Sancar (2015 Nobel laureate in Chemistry) first identified the CRY1 gene in bacteria in the early seventies. Researchers have studied the circadian clock for more than three decades and identified a core molecular clock governed by eight genes, which ultimately set daily cycles such as eating or sleeping times as well as release of hormones in virtually all living organisms, from plants to flies to humans. Individuals with this variant have a longer circadian cycle than most, making them stay awake until late into the night. The “night owl” gene is a variant of the circadian clock gene Cryptochrome 1 ( CRY1), which slows the internal biological clock and alters the cycle that normally dictates when you feel sleepy each night and when you are ready to wake up in the morning. These highlighted articles were selected from among research articles that garnered wide attention for their conceptual impact to provide an overview of the different perspectives of the life sciences published in Cell during 2017.

Michael Young of Rockefeller University, has been selected for its “Best of 2017” collection. Tayfun Özçelik, dean of the Faculty of Science, and Prof. NightOwl Discovery helps companies and law firms in the most demanding industries manage electronic documents through investigations, disputes, and regulatory reviews.The European centre of excellence will provide secure, high performance data processing, hosting, and production capabilities featuring the relativity platform, and will also offer comprehensive review management, predictive coding, and data collection services across the EU.Cell, considered one of the leading journals in the life sciences, has announced that the discovery of the “night owl” gene, made through a scientific investigation led by Prof. 'Ireland offers an excellent mix of highly skilled multi-lingual personnel, a well-established technology infrastructure, coupled with easy access to the entire European market, making it the ideal location to provide legal services across the EU.' 'I am excited at the prospect of establishing Ireland as a centre of excellence for eDiscovery services,' said Simon Collins, who leads the EU operations for NightOwl Discovery. The Irish centre will be NightOwl’s first non-US operations office, and will be tasked with providing data operations and review facilities for its European clients. The group gave “careful consideration” to multiple locations before opting for Ireland.

NightOwl Discovery, a US legal services firm is to establish its European centre of excellence for 'ediscovery' in Dublin, leading to the creation of 25 legal and technology jobs over the next three years.

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