Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity

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Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity

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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

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.

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