Comme toujours "par accident", un groupe travaillant sur le diabete a genere une souris qui court deux fois plus (distance et temps) que les souris normales. Pour les details la souris sur-exprime un gene dans le muscle, les implications sont directes pour le diabete (les souris ne developpent pas de diabete) et pour les gens souffrant d atrophies musculaires. Cela dit indirectement, je vous laisse imaginer les implications de la "souris Schwarzenegger" sur le dopage.
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.
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The engineered mice ran 1,800 meters before quitting and stayed on the treadmill an hour longer than the natural mice, which were able to stay running for 90 minutes and travel 900 meters. Evans said he has not seen any adverse side effects in the engineered mice.