Researchers Create "Mighty Mouse" With Gene Tweak

cylonlover writes "He can't fly just yet, but a team of scientists have made a big step towards creating a real-life Mighty Mouse. By tweaking a gene that normally inhibits muscle growth the researchers created a batch of super-strong mice and worms. The scientists acted on a genome regulator — known as NCOR1 — and were able to change the activity of certain genes. In simpler English, the scientists shut off the thyroid hormone that keeps most mammals from turning into the Incredible Hulk. The result was a strain of mice with muscles that were twice as strong as normal."

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Re:Give to 1 area, ur taking from another

[The Grim Reefer]

You give these mice that growth of musculature, something's going to take a beating

Yeah, any unaltered mice are going to take a beating for sure.

Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?

[Arancaytar]

The same thing we do every night: Use your super-strength and my wits to take over the world!