Muscle size gene discovered

[Recusant]

I wasn't sure where to put this, some may find it interesting:

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20122905-23433.html

[cherrydrpepper]

I feel so blessed to have been born in this time period. I think in a hundred or two hundred years even the biggest guys on this site will be "normalish" looking thanks to science. We live like greek gods today, HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[oscarjones]

Great so now all the fatass diabetes fvcks are going to be strong too?

Bah.. All that time sitting on the couch paid off..

[Razor]

Looks better than growth

[Skyrinegt]

Wicked!! I wonder if this has anything to do with follistatin or is just completely new

[Igifuno]

Hmmm and what are we calling this new gene? Grb10?

[Times Roman]

it's still years off, and you will still be able to differentiate between couch potatos and gym rats since gym rats muscle fiber will actually be larger than his couch potato brethren

[oscarjones]

it's still years off, and you will still be able to differentiate between couch potatos and gym rats since gym rats muscle fiber will actually be larger than his couch potato brethren

True unless enough muscle fibers were developed... and not like you could tell anyway since they'll be covered in fat.

[spywizard]

the real issue is this will allow for better function with the elderly making them able to sort beans well into the coming decades of servitude..

[oscarjones]

the real issue is this will allow for better function with the elderly making them able to sort beans well into the coming decades of servitude..

Hah, combine that with a mutational toxoplasma gondii and maybe we'll have a REAL working zombie slave trade.