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Genetic Test Reveals Your Body Clock

Simple mouth swab can separate the larks from the owls

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 7, 2008 7:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – A simple mouth swab can tell scientists who's naturally meant to get up early and could forever free people who like a morning snooze from accusations of laziness, the Daily Telegraph reports. The newly developed test reveals the activity of the genes that regulate a... Read full story »

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Genetic Test Reveals Your Body Clock

Simple mouth swab can separate the larks from the owls

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