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Health & Medicine Sleep

The Science of Sleep: the Early Bird vs the Night Owl

By Jolene Creighton

Updated Jul 6, 2017 8:23 PM EDT

We’ve all heard the saying, “the early bird catches the worm.” But what does science have to say about this? Are our sleeping patterns genetically predetermined? And if they are, does this have an impact on the kinds of people that we are or how successfully we function?

Jolene Creighton


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