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erronis

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1. You know, this might be one of those cases where studies in mice don't carry forward well to humans.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 12:18 PM

May 9

IANB (I ain't no biologist), but mice tend to be hyper-vigilant given they are highly-prized delicacies in the prey-predator world. I'll be they have a lot of much shorter spans of lying under the blankets than humans like.

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Rare genetic mutation lets some people thrive on just 4 hours of shut-eye [View all] milestogo May 9 OP

You know, this might be one of those cases where studies in mice don't carry forward well to humans. erronis May 9 #1

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