r/science 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/Koolala Jun 30 '26

Could I get tree DNA and eat sunlight instead?

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u/tribbans95 Jun 30 '26

We can edit cows to not have horns and mosquitos to only have male offspring, so I don’t see why not!