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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Sleepy Round Worms

Caption: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report that the round worm C. elegans has a sleep-like state.

Credit: Margaret Higgins, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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