“United States researchers have found that suppressing a particular gene allowed mice to eat fatty foods without gaining weight or risking diabetes.”The study, to appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that it will be possible to prevent obesity and diabetes with drugs, according to study author James Ntambi, a biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Ntambi and his team found that when they suppressed a gene known as SCD-1 in mice, every attempt they made at fattening the mice failed.”
(Taken from The New Zealand Herald.)
