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Journal of Biological Rhythms Official Publication of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Volume 16, Issue 6 December 2001 EDITORIAL Pebbles of Truth 515 Martin Zatz FEATURE Review Clockless Yeast and the Gears of the Clock: How Do They Mesh? 516 Ruben Baler ARTICLES Resetting of the Circadian Clock by Phytochromes 523 and Cryptochromes in Arabidopsis Marcelo J. Yanovsky, M. Agustina Mazzella, Garry C. Whitelam, and Jorge J. Casal Distinct Pharmacological Mechanisms Leading to c-fos 531 Gene Expression in the Fetal Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Lauren P. Shearman and David R. Weaver Daily Novel Wheel Running Reorganizes and 541 Splits Hamster Circadian Activity Rhythms Michael R. Gorman and Theresa M. Lee Temporal Reorganization of the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei 552 in Hamsters with Split Circadian Rhythms Michael R. Gorman, Steven M. Yellon, and Theresa M. Lee Light-Induced Resetting of the Circadian Pacemaker: 564 Quantitative Analysis of Transient versus Steady-State Phase Shifts Kazuto Watanabe, Tom Deboer, and Johanna H. Meijer Temperature Cycles Induce a Bimodal Activity Pattern in Ruin Lizards: 574 Masking or Clock-Controlled Event? A Seasonal Problem Augusto Foà and Cristiano Bertolucci LETTER Persistence of Masking Responses to Light in Mice Lacking Rods and Cones 585 N. Mrosovsky, Robert J. Lucas, and Russell G. Foster MEETING Eighth Meeting of the Society for Research on Biological Rythms 588 Index 589 Journal of Biological Rhythms Official Publication of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Martin Zatz FEATURES EDITORS ASSOCIATE EDITORS Larry Morin Michael Hastings SUNY, Stony Brook University of Cambridge Anna Wirz-Justice Ken-Ichi Honma University of Basel Hokkaido Univ School Medicine Michael Young Rockefeller University EDITORIAL BOARD Josephine Arendt Terry Page University of Surrey Vanderbilt University Charles A. Czeisler Ueli Schibler Harvard Medical School University of Geneva Serge Daan William J. Schwartz University of Groningen U Mass Medical School ADVISORY BOARD Deborah Bell-Pedersen Jennifer J. Loros Texas A&M University Dartmouth Medical School Gene D. Block Robert Y. Moore University of Virginia University of Pittsburgh Vincent M. Cassone Steven M. Reppert Texas A&M University Harvard Medical School Jay C. Dunlap Till Roenneberg Dartmouth Medical School University of Munich Russell G. Foster Mark D. Rollag Imperial College of Science Uniformed Services University Albert Goldbeter Benjamin Rusak University of Brussels Dalhousie University Carla B. Green Rae Silver University of Virginia Columbia University Paul E. Hardin Kathleen King Siwicki University of Houston Swarthmore College William J. M. Hrushesky Fred W. Turek Albany VAMedical Center Northwestern University Helena Illnerova David R. Weaver Czech Academy of Sciences Harvard Medical School Carl Johnson Irving Zucker Vanderbilt University UC, Berkeley Steve Kay The Scripps Research Institute Journal of Biological Rhythms Official Publication of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms The JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS (JBR) publishes original, full-length reports in English of empirical inves- tigations into all aspects of biological rhythmicity.Of particular interest are submissions that focus on rhythms related to the major environmental cycles, including daily (circadian) rhythms, tidal rhythms, annual rhythms (including photo- periodism), and biological rhythms that interact with those rhythms influenced by the environment. Studies using ge- netic, biochemical, physiological, behavioral, and modeling approaches to understand the nature, mechanisms, and functions of biological rhythms in all species are welcome. 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An impec- generally true, often true, true under certain circum- cable scientific approach is, however, useless for most stances? Is it conditionally true, likely true, possibly of life’s important questions like “Wherein lies the true? We thereby bypass some of the deeper, more Good?” “Why me?” “Hold ‘em or fold ‘em?” “Shall intractable, issues of truth and causality and compen- we send troops?” Scientists are no better than any- sate with the benefits of open-mindedness, disinterest body else at making most personal and political deci- (not fooling ourselves), and small hard truths. sions and can be a real pain when it comes to provid- The ability to declare a question presently unan- ing clear answers to simple questions—especially if swerable, no matter how important, and to accept their defensive scientific cloaking device is turned on. interim and partial truths without commitment, is The way we scientists deal with questions and perhaps the greatest strength of science and a hall- answers often frustrates the people who consult us mark of its different worldview. We have had the priv- and support us. ilege, so far, of choosing our questions. Although There are two reasons for this. First,