The “totally crazy” undertaking in question: an experiment to determine whether jellyfish sleep. Yeah, we are.”After months of late-night research, Bedbrook has changed her mind. “They're like weird plant animals,” Bedbrook said. But the revelations about jellyfish sleep are important, he said, because they show how basic sleep is. Understanding why jellyfish, with their simple nerve nets, need sleep could lead scientists to the function of sleep in humans.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2017 16:05 UTC