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A young boy in Germany has been found to have a mutation that could end up giving him almost superhuman strength. His mutation is a DNA segment that blocks myostatin, a chemical that limits muscle development.
His mother and father were both found to have one copy of the normal gene and one copy of the mutated gene. Both contributed their mutant genes to their child.
At age 4 he can hold a 7 lb (3.175 kg) weight in each hand with his arms extended horizontal. His muscles are twice the size as his contemporaries and he has half their body fat.
7 years ago researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore created "super mice" by turning off the gene that directs cells to produce myostatin. These mice had almost twice the musculature of "normal" mice and were much more active. Their muscle develpment extended into old age while the normal mice aged as one would expect.
Dr. Mordrid
His mother and father were both found to have one copy of the normal gene and one copy of the mutated gene. Both contributed their mutant genes to their child.
At age 4 he can hold a 7 lb (3.175 kg) weight in each hand with his arms extended horizontal. His muscles are twice the size as his contemporaries and he has half their body fat.
7 years ago researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore created "super mice" by turning off the gene that directs cells to produce myostatin. These mice had almost twice the musculature of "normal" mice and were much more active. Their muscle develpment extended into old age while the normal mice aged as one would expect.
Dr. Mordrid
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