Snappy Sleep Stager system identifies gene related to shorter sleep

Sleep genetics research has been advanced by developing a new method for monitoring mouse sleep cycles. The Snappy Sleep Stager is a non-invasive, automated sleep cycle monitoring system based on mouse respiration, or breathing. By combining it with a new system for developing nearly perfect knock-out mice, they have identified a new short-sleeper gene, Nr3a.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160107184940.htm