China has cloned a group of monkeys to have these troubles

Scientists say this could be a breakthrough for humans with sleep problems, but I'm not sure if that's the case.

If you wait for scientists to clone monkeys so that they have strange troubles, do not wait any longer. The time is near. Chinese scientists have just cloned a group of monkeys. They also genetically modified their genes, deliberately giving circadian rhythm disorders to the monkeys.

Circadian rhythms are basically the internal clocks of your body. They tell your body when to wake up, sleep, eat and make a billion things. Each cell has its own circadian rhythms; plant cells have some too.

When you play with circadian rhythms, organisms end up having problems. Scientists have discovered that cloned monkeys develop problems such as reduced sleep, more nocturnal movements, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression.

There are many things to deal with here. First of all, I feel bad for these monkeys.

"If I was a member of an ethics committee, I was very hesitant to approve [this research] because of the incredible amount of damage to animals, "explained bioethicist Carolyn Neuhaus. "I would expect scientists who propose this research to have very good answers to very difficult questions about their methods and the expected benefits of their research."

Supposedly, this research could help people understand and repair human circadian rhythm disorders. Although honestly, I think they're watching the circadian rhythms completely wrong.

People naturally have different circadian rhythms, and this is not necessarily a bad thing. You can naturally get up sooner or later and be in perfect health. The problem is that when schools and jobs demand that all claim to be on the same circadian rhythm, a rhythm that insists that everyone falls asleep around 11 pm. and wake up around 7 o'clock in the morning. But be aware that teens naturally fall asleep later or that children tend to wake up early.

Despite extensive research on circadian rhythms, many people insist that teens should get up early to go to school, not realizing that circadian rhythms are genetic and unrelated to the will. But if there is a glimmer of hope in this questionable experience, it is that the circadian rhythms are clearly very real and very genetic.

The root of the problem lies in society's planning requirements, not in our genes. Changing circadian rhythms to repair sleep disorders is like changing women's feet to fit them in high heels rather than simply removing the heels.

Many humans encounter the same problems as those faced by monkeys, thanks to the early years of school rather than to scientific experiments. Currently, we are looking for complex ways to change our own perfectly natural circadian rhythms to fit the ideals of society. Would it be better to make school and work schedules more flexible? This would solve the problem, no monkey torture is required.