Stryc9
2009-12-09, 11:13
Myostatin is the protein that helps mammals regulate muscle building, acting as a signal for muscles to stop consuming resources and stop growing. Blocking myostatin leads to enhanced muscle strength and continuous muscle growth. You may remember Liam Hoekstra, the baby apparently born without the myostatin gene, and similarly enabled animals that have absurd strength. Using gene therapy, NCH scientists were able to get follistatin (a myostatin blocker) to promote phenomenal muscle growth in the quadriceps of macaque monkeys. NCH is now working with the FDA to perform the preliminary steps necessary for a human clinical trial. We could see a superman gene therapy available in the next decade.
http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/08/super-strength-substance-myostatin-one-step-closer-to-human-trials/
detta kanske faller under någon doping-regel men ändock intressant läsning
http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/08/super-strength-substance-myostatin-one-step-closer-to-human-trials/
detta kanske faller under någon doping-regel men ändock intressant läsning