The Moon and the Sun move through space, followed by well-crafted choreography. and vary the gravitational forces exerted on the Earth. Are these gravity strong enough to affect tidal behavior or at least the rhythm of biological activities? Yes, say researchers today.
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The prevailing belief since time immemorial has said that our behavior is influenced by the phases of the moon, Legend of the werewolf. But scientific studies on this subject have never been able to show a clear effect. never. To this day, maybe… because a international team presents disturbing results. They suggest that the activity rhythm – if not the behavior itself – of all biological organisms – both animals and plants – may be closely related to gravitational tides. understand the orbital mechanics of Sun-Earth-Moon system,
For example, researchers have worked on the behavior of small crustaceans Which have been living on our shores for at least 300 million years. In the wild, these animals move through the water at a rate of about 12.4 hours. With respect to lunar-solar dynamics. But in the laboratory, with other conditions being controlled, this rhythm wants to be maintained.
The researchers observed fluctuations in autoluminescence due to seed germination in cycles controlled by the gravitational tide. © Cristiano De Mello Gallep, Unicamp
circle punctuated by moon and sun
The researchers also noted diurnal and monthly cyclic patterns during a variety of germination tests. cash, Models that seem to agree with local variations gravitational force, no matter how small they are.
In conclusion, the team suggests that the interaction of organisms with weak gravitational tidal forces is an important and determining driver, sufficient to cause biological rhythm, without deducting the role of genes circadians Organizing physiology and behavior in this process seems extremely complex.