http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:31:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-42565 Brian Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/#comment-42565 Can you imagine if they find such a drug? That would be more popular than all energy drinks combined! Can you imagine if they find such a drug? That would be more popular than all energy drinks combined!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-42563 robot makes music Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:55:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/#comment-42563 Dear YouRang, the life expectancy of Americans is ~78 years. Dying after that is not considered premature in our society. Dear YouRang, the life expectancy of Americans is ~78 years. Dying after that is not considered premature in our society.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-42410 YouRang Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:45:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/17/rare-genetic-mutation-lets-people-and-fruit-flies-get-by-with-less-sleep/#comment-42410 So did one of the parents of the mother sleep only 6 hrs? And what did s/he die of? It seems likely that they are both dead, which means that the mutation causes one to die prematurely (<100 yrs old) :-) We'll have to see how the mother fares. Also many people who have to be doing all the time are manicky; so how is their mental health? Also I think I get by with 6 hrs of sleep but my sleep is sufficiently fitful that I have to be in bed about 8 1/2 hrs. So did one of the parents of the mother sleep only 6 hrs? And what did s/he die of? It seems likely that they are both dead, which means that the mutation causes one to die prematurely (<100 yrs old) :-) We’ll have to see how the mother fares.
Also many people who have to be doing all the time are manicky; so how is their mental health?
Also I think I get by with 6 hrs of sleep but my sleep is sufficiently fitful that I have to be in bed about 8 1/2 hrs.

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