Searching for Shut Eye: Study Identifies Possible Sleep Gene
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 16:35
in Biology & Nature
While scientists and physicians know what happens if you don't get six to eight hours of shut-eye a night, investigators have long been puzzled about what controls the actual need for sleep. Researchers might have an answer, at least in fruit flies. In a recent study of fruit flies, they identified a gene that controls sleep.