Tuesday, August 18, 2009

How Many Zzzz Do You Need?


Are you getting enough sleep lately? Many people do not. Wouldn't you like to be able to function effectively on less hours of sleep? There are a few people who can. Scientific American has an article "Rare Genetic Mutation Lets Some People Function With Less Sleep" by Katharine Harmon. In this article they describe the mutation of the DEC2 gene which allows one function perfectly healthy with only 6 hours of sleep.