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Ever-Happy Mouse Sheds Light on Depression

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the happy-go-lucky dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists have bred a strain of mouse that's permanently cheerful, in hopes of better understanding and treating depression in people. By breeding mice lacking the TREK-1 gene, which is involved in serotonin transmission, researchers were able create a depression-resistant strain. They say it's the first time depression has been eliminated through genetic alteration of an organism."

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  1. Re:So let me get this straight by arivanov · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this.

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  2. So, THAT's what happened to Richard Simmons! by EmagGeek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Blahbedy Blah Blah Blah