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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Super-strong, genetically-engineered dogs -- Could they cure Parkinson's disease?


Hercules and Tiangou were genetically engineered and have twice the muscle mass of normal beagles.
In a medical breakthrough that is as terrifying as it is extraordinary, scientists in China say they have created dogs that are twice as strong as they would be naturally, through genetic engineering.
The process used could help prevent human diseases, according to scientists who led the study, which was published by the Journal of Molecular Cell Biology in mid-October.
"There is certainly the potential for this model to help fight human diseases. The process we have been developing could help prevent muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease," Professor Xiang Gao told CNN.

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