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Yes, there is a gene mutation that allows certain individuals to fully recover after only 4 hours of sleep. Lucky them I would say :)
by renatoautore 7y ago
Yes, there is a gene mutation that allows certain individuals to fully recover after only 4 hours of sleep.
Lucky them I would say :)
- oarabbus_ 7y agoSource? As far as I know that's complete speculation. There is one single study which followed one single family and implicated one gene which may possibly allow people to be more alert on less sleep. Hardly scientific consensus.
- EliRivers 7y agoTwo such genes have been independently identified, that I know of. There has been more than one study. Here's a piece from 2015; http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150706-the-woman-who-barely-sleeps http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150706-the-woman-who-barel... , which discusses this from 2009 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2884988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2884988/ A search for studies on DEC2 suggests a steady stream of work going on; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=DEC2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=DEC2 Here's more recent research identifying another gene; https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190828/UC-San-Francisco-scientists-identify-second-short-sleep-gene-after-10-year-search.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190828/UC-San-Francisco-... There has been more than one study, more than one family and more than one gene implicated.