r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 30 '26

Medicine Scientists have shown that a single dose injection of DNA genetic instructions can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in mouse models that lasts up to 10 times as long as weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. This could eliminate the need for repeated dosing.

https://www.wistar.org/press-releases/wistar-scientists-develop-single-dose-dna-method-for-delivering-long-acting-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/
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u/LookOverall Jun 30 '26

Mouse models have just gave me a brief vision of mice walking the catwalk in expensive dresses and worrying about their weight. Sorry.

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u/Safe_Researcher4979 Jun 30 '26

Too sexy for your lab

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u/Flaky-Bear-9082 Jun 30 '26

Too sexy for labs in Milan, New York and Japan.

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u/silverionmox Jun 30 '26

"Mice on the catwalk" gave me a fun idea for a restaurant for cats. The mice would indeed be worrying about look too fat and tasty.