I already feel like only half my brain sleeps at a time. If I were a whale, maybe I'd feel fully rested!
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Prof Sam Illingworth
🐬🧬 Why whales sleep with one eye open
A new study shows that changes in circadian genes help marine mammals sleep with one brain half at a time – a clever adaptation for life underwater.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm #Sleep #Whales 🧪
A new study shows that changes in circadian genes help marine mammals sleep with one brain half at a time – a clever adaptation for life underwater.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm #Sleep #Whales 🧪
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