Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity in 'Leap Forward', Study Reports
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Breakthrough research represents “the missing link that will enable wearables to control genes in the not-so-distant future,” researchers say.

Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.

  • DistractedDevEnglish
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    11 months ago

    How is that worse than the huge amount of money they have to pay for insulin now?

    • kennebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      11 months ago

      The current set up is wrong, without any doubt. Giving a remote agent direct access to control your biological functions is more wrong. :)

    • dartos@reddthat.comEnglish
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      11 months ago

      They can switch to a continuously charging “usage” based model for insulin, the same way GPU time is rented out now.

      any big Pharma people here. I’m available for hire btw ;)