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Genetic Mutation Enables Less Sleep
reporter writes to tell us that researchers are claiming to have discovered a genetic mutation that allows people to manage with much less sleep. One of the researchers hopes that this could lead to artificially reducing the amount of sleep required in your average human. "Although the mutation has been identified in only two people, the power of the research stems from the fact that the shortened sleep effect was replicated in mouse and fruit-fly studies. As a result, the research now gives scientists a clearer sense of where to look for genetic traits linked to sleep patterns."
Maybe they'll find a genetic predisposition of attraction to LCD screens and avoidance of sunlight.
Mutation activated by Mountain Dew and Cheetos
love is just extroverted narcissism
The rise of the X-Men begins with those able to scheme and plot 24/7!
.... genetic mutation for less sheep. That could cause problems in alabama...
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... Before we get Gustav Graves?
Someone better tell MI6.
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Now we can look forward to 22 hour workdays. "You got your two hours of sleep you wuss!"
Can we call it the Jolt Cola mutation?
Speaking from personal experience, it's that yu dnt knead as much sleap...for exmpl, I don't need as much sleep ass othres dew...I meen, Ive been up for almstr 3 dys straight, and i;m stll operatig at peak form,,,my mind is stll sharp, and safdgege ewMONKEYS!!#@! Sorry about that, I thnk I blcked out for a secnd...what was I talking abt...oh right, ppl who say yu need to sleep EVERY DAY r full of sht.
The 2 people with the mutation work as a movie projectionist and a banquet waiter in a luxury hotel.
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What's really sad is that it would take three tweets to include that.
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Uh... perhaps it's simply that it's beneficial to sleep (and use less energy) whenever you're not doing anything else? We sleep for about 8 hours because in equatorial Africa, there's about 8 hours of darkness when us vision oriented fruit-and-vegetarians monkeys can't find anything to eat or screw - I mean, who likes waking up in the morning next to a half eaten poison pear, or worse yet, a fugly skank monkey?
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... I have the power to control time - bedtime!
Due to a well-placed line-break, I saw in the summary: "the shortened sleep effect was replicated in mouse and fruit." That really had me wondering how on Earth they tested this.
The genetic mutation is called children. Guarentees less sleep for the parents.
Nah, there aren't that many Scotsmen in Alabama. You do realize there is a reason that Dolly was cloned in Scotland, right?
Q: What is the difference between a Scotsman and Mick Jagger?
A: One sings Hey McCloud get offa my ewe!
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Generally Speaking, creatures do not posess the ability to farm food, raise livestock, and drive their fat asses around in SUVs either.