Turns out, rather than thinking from a productivity angle, sleep seems to have evolved by playing a role in protecting animals from parasitic infection displaying a link between sleep and the immune system. https://t.co/Ws5Hk96c8X
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@patrickc Seems like there's lots of speculation on this. One interesting theory is that it's related to immune response, eg: https://t.co/PFKy1Q8OEu https://t.co/6l54bXd8Sh
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@petal_drops 하지만 잠이 늘어나면 기생충에 대한 저항성이 높아집니다. http://t.co/U4plPYJDTr 저는 그래서 기생충이 없는 것 같아요(...) 다음번에는 수면병을 일으키는 파동편모충을 넣어 기생충 머그를 만들어보겠습니다.
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RESEARCH: Parasite resistance and the adaptive significance of sleep. Tell us what you think... http://t.co/8qGZTUNd