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Uploaded by on Nov 3, 2007

supermouse was created about four years ago by injecting a highly active form of a gene for an enzyme called phosphonenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-C) into a mouse embryo

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  • I found out this mouses' run is the equivalent of a cyclist traveling AT SPEED up an alpine mountain without taking a break.

  • Before envisioning human mutations or drug design (and without jumping to big conclusions), it is worth considering that dietary carbohydrate restriction requires that you have greater reliance on gluconeogenesis for which PEPCK is the key enzyme so the results bear on low carbohydrate diets.

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  • my question is why do the mice want to run on that lol

  • the creator of this video could consider using a better soundtrack next time

  • (Un)fortunately this genetic modification is pretty far from being ready for human use. Decreasing aggression should be the least of anyone's worries if they plan to do this experiment with humans. The IGF-1 over-expression used to create Schwarzenegger mice, another strain of genetically altered mice, was tested in higher animals with results ranging from negligible to animal death.

  • Thats the same amount as you running up mt everist full pelt not stopping

  • @MStaceyface

    Actually, they lived much longer and reproduced for a much greater period of time...

  • Using Genetic Engineering we could create Ape People and use this Enzyme called PEPCK-C in order to create perfect warriors...

  • Using this modification combined with drugs to lower testosterone levels would be able to create super Humans with lower levels of side effect aggression...

  • first side effect's would be,needing more money just for food, second I CAN'T actually think of anything else really.

  • haha yeah xD i would volunteer for it too, as long as it didn't have side effects lol

    haha yeah and if it could make me infertile then yes i would donate sperm to the sperm bank b4 i do it too xD

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