Jet lagged bees may help patient recovery Jet lagged bees Bees
with chemically-induced jet lag are giving clues on how best to
help patients recover from the effects of anaesthetics. "We've
provided the science to explain why when you wake up from
anaesthetics you feel like that no time has passed," says
Warman. "The reason for that is that your biological clock has
shifted at a fundamental molecular level." Jet lag can affect
not just the timing of your sleep but your mood, immune system
and even wound healing. It is well established that the majority
of people given anaesthetics report afterwards feeling no time
has passed. But, says Warman, it's not clear whether this is a
case of amnesia or chemically induced jet lag disturbing the
biological clock. The perfect animal to help answer this
question, he says, is the honey bee. "Scientists say they have a
continuously-consulted biological clock," says Warman. Bees
visit flowers only at times when the flower produce nectar and
they navigate by knowing where th