…for fat people! Fatties have been claiming for a long time that being fat is in their DNA. I know it to be true to the extent that fatties are born with slower metabolisms, but I never imagined that there was a gene that said “Hey, be fat!”
Well, that is essentially what this article is verifying. By canceling a gene they’re preventing obesity in the first place!
As always, I’m a little skeptical of the discovery. Not of its validity but of the consequences. The article mentions a bit about new obesity drugs and treatments targeting this specific gene, however I think the only thing that is going to do is give people another reason to be lazy. Now, I’m no picture of perfect health but I do play sports when I can and am currently losing weight through exercise.
I will be less skeptical when we can combine this discovery with the other recent advances in genetic engineering and get rid of the gene in humans entirely, essentially simulating evolution instead of just treating each individual person. Then the species will really be getting somewhere. Until then, go to the park for something other than a cookout, fatties.
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