Mice Cured of Autism

noahisaac writes "My brother just sent me an article he posted for the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation about a cure for Rett Syndrome, a form of autism. According to the article, researchers successfully re-introduced a fully functional version of the MECP2 gene into mice that had been born with damaged MECP2 genes. Contrary to their expectations, the mice improved. In the article's words, 'restoration of fully functional MECP2 over a four week period eradicated tremors and normalized breathing, mobility and gait in mice that had previously been fully symptomatic and, in some cases, only days away from death.' The ramifications for people suffering from Rett Syndrome are obvious, but mutations of the MECP2 gene are also believed to be the cause of 'classic' autism, and a number of other neurological disorders."

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there is already a cure

[duckpoopy]

just stop getting immunized.

mod! up

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:They're working on that

[MightyMartian]

Perhaps you could demonstrate precisely what eugenics has to do with atheism? Selective breeding has been used by humans for thousands of years. Heck, the Spartans, good, gods'-fearing greeks that they were, practiced a form of it.

So, in other words, you're a fucking moron. I'm so glad I have the karma to mock fucking dipfuckers like you.