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Mutation Creates SuperKid

Posted by michael on from the at-least-he-still-needs-to-sleep dept.

Tzarius writes "It's not exactly regular Slashdot fare, but the NYTimes has a story about a kid in Berlin (now 4 years old) who was born with naturally massive muscles. It's not a new condition, but it apparently hasn't been recorded in humans before. It also looks like the cause is a suppression of the myostatin protein, which could be reproducible." Reader Spazmasta adds "A gene that blocks production of a muscle-limiting protein (called myostatin) has been found in a abnormally muscular German baby. This news comes apparently 7 years after researchers at Johns Hopkins created 'mighty mice' through a related approach, turning off the gene that produces the muscle-limiting protein. I, for one, welcome our new myostatin-free overlords."

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  1. It's not fair dammit! by Pahalial · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wanted to karma whore the google link. Sheesh, since when are story submitters smart?

    *cries*

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  2. So Fark cliches are invading Slashdot now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your dog wants steak.

    1. Re:So Fark cliches are invading Slashdot now? by bandy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Still no cure for cancer.

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  3. I demand pictures! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, but can he whip my ass?

  4. I, for one, by GillBates0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    welcome our new future overlords.

    they's us.

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  5. Have you never watched German and Russian athletes by hottoh · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They are the Russian and German olympian swimmers.

    I can see the gold medals now.

  6. Re:Here's the article. Registering for news is gay by tiptone · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    posting the article text for karma is gay...

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  7. Re:Here's the article. Registering for news is gay by DroopyStonx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i wasn't posting it for karma. cry about it.

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  8. Re:dear god by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What the hell is wrong with people?

    They write dumb shit.

    My leatherbound volume of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has to weigh AT LEAST that much.

    I just weighed mine (we've all got one, don't we?) and it came up a bit short. 2.33 kg. Call it five pounds. I just straight armed a five pound dumbell and then placed my LOtR on top of it. No problemo.

    No one's going to mistake me for Mr. Universe either. My 5'4" (162.5 cm) size 5 (35) wife gave up arm wrestling me because there wasn't enough challenge in it.

    I suppose by "many adults" they must mean "at least three."

    KFG

  9. Re:Bush Lies On the Record by Red+Rocket · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Here's another one.
    Misleader

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  10. Re:Here's the article. Registering for news is gay by cloudmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I guess that clicking the link and noting that you don't have to register is also gay?

  11. Re:Hurculese by seamarfan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That has to be the worst grasp of humor I've ever seen.

  12. Re:Who's Your Daddy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, the woman was a whore like most are.

    Shut you fucking feminist/womens-rights spewing mouth.

  13. Re:It's destiny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where did Hitler keep his armies? ...

    In his sleevies!

    Har har har!