Too bad we are talking about mice... nonetheless, the research that are been made on our small rodent cousin could, in a not too distant future, change the very idea of fitness:
I'm referring in particular to two experiments, the so called "marathon mice" and the "Swarznegger mice". Let's hope those two mighy mice don't free themselves, because if they meet each other and they reproduce, humanity is pretty much doomed... great way to go, exterminated by rodent versions of the Hulk.
Anyway, how those lovely disease carrier will influence our lives?
First, they will make it possible to observe and understand the mechanism of muscular aging and growth and then they will make it possible to develop gene therapies aimed to control age related and methabolical diseases. A big worry is that once those therapies are developped they could be used by professional athlets to gain an edge on their opponents... and a rather dark side of me hopes so.
Think of it: with the incredible resources that professional sport can gather, if those technology were to interest professionals they could receive huge foundings, helping this way people who really needs them...
Rather cynic, I know, but after all medicine had its greatest advancements thanks to rather umpleasent stuff, such as experimenting on corpses and fluffy animals... one of the greatest push to the growth of medical science was the hundred years war: it was more convenient to patch up a soldier than to find a new one... and so the first medical schools were born! Rather gross, I know, but so is life. Before surgery was performed by barbers... I mean , I trust my barber, but not THAT much!
Anyway, as allways, curious to know your opinion.
Bye!
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