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Wednesday, November 19, 2003
 

Progress

Scientists still have no idea why we sleep, according to an Australian paper. (Thanks to Brian at My.Bicycle.) But they have learned this:

"Researchers once thought that a prolonged lack of sleep produced mental illness. They now know that this is not the case, though waking subjects up every few minutes, early studies showed, made them cranky."

posted by Michael Scott Moore | 1:30 AM
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