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Genetic Protection Against Sleep Deprivation Monday, June 29, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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Numerous studies have shown that lack of sleep hurts; a study recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience helps explain why. Scientists looked for a genetic marker called Period 3 known to predict the effects of sleep deprivation. People with short versions of the gene do okay when they lose sleep. But the longer gene leads to suffering with lack of sleep. (source: scientificamerican.com)
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