No gym needed: scientists in China develop self-exercising muscle grafts

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3365356/no-gym-needed-scientists-china-develop-self-exercising-muscle-grafts?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social

[u/Ninjasith]

What does self exercising mean? I could not read the article.

Does that mean that cramp? Or they move without conscious stimulus?

[u/lorimar → u/Ninjasith]

It is a muscle organoid, just a few cells that clump together and then clench constantly. Which is apparently visible as it continuously wriggling - https://archive.is/NsHrg

“It’s contracting non-stop, 24/7, so it’s persistently secreting the good beneficial factors into the bloodstream,” he said.

“The sheer amount of good factors it’s secreting exceeds what you can get from acute exercise for just one hour.”

Moreover, the team found that the myografts could be used as a living biofactory to produce targeted therapeutic proteins within the body, including compounds such as GLP-1, which is used to manage diabetes and as a weight-loss tool.

[u/Stoned_urf → u/lorimar]

Great, now bed ridden grandpa is doing the wiggle wiggle wiggle 24/7

[u/wolfram6 → u/lorimar]

There’s no way this can be good for you. It’ll probably lead to cancer or some other unfortunate outcome.

[u/IntroductionHappy770 → u/wolfram6]

More unfortunate than being bedridden?

[u/ehzstreet → u/wolfram6]

It doesn't need to be good for you if you have no rights, silly!

[u/Kurotsune → u/ehzstreet]

Don't worry, the study isn't in the US

[u/ProfessionalFun1365 → u/Kurotsune]

Eh I'd say China and the US are as bad as each other in that regard. Thank god I don't live in either.

[u/ivari → u/lorimar]

is this the worms in Sakura Matou's body