Thursday, June 6, 2013

Possible super runners?

The article linked below shows that overexpression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP)  (PEPCK-C) in skeletal muscle leads to supercharged mice capable of running long distances and having a great longevity. What is there to stop humans from having gene therapy to increase expression of (PEPCK-C) in skeletal muscles and how do you ensure that this will not happen or happening. Good by EPO and welcome the new wave of performance enhancement, gene therapy.
http://www.jbc.org/content/282/45/32844.full

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