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Super Strength Substance Approaching Human Trials

kkleiner writes "You may remember Liam Hoekstra, the baby apparently born without the myostatin gene, and consequently sporting 40% more skeletal muscle than his peers. Using gene therapy, NCH scientists have been able to get follistatin (a myostatin blocker) to promote phenomenal muscle growth in macaque monkeys. NCH is now working with the FDA to perform the preliminary steps necessary for a human clinical trial. Is this the prelude to a super-strength gene therapy for all of us?"

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  1. Re:That's it. by sexconker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Grabbin' peeels!

    The new survivors suck. Bill and Zoey forever.

    Hell, even Francis and Louis are better than any of the shitty fuckers we got this time around.

  2. Re:I hope it never becomes available to normal peo by Hadlock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i moderated in the myspace thread, so i cant comment there, and you don't have your email listed, but 5400 songs is what i had after a two years of dialup on napster/audiogalaxy back in my high school days. i think 30 gigs for a "serious" music collection is pretty small given all things considered.

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