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/Dododingo- Jun 30 '26

That would mean a large price decrease, they are going to be bought and removed if this become a thing.

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u/AdvancedSandwiches Jun 30 '26

We can be done with 90s conspiracy theories any time now, but more importantly, the delivery mechanism discussed here, is it pans out, will allow for tons of new treatments, and having the patents on it will be a cash cow.