Fat fish illuminate human obesity

13 July 2015

Blind cavefish that have adapted to annual cycles of starvation and binge-eating have mutations in the gene MC4R, the same gene that is mutated in certain obese people with insatiable appetites, according to a new study.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/He5s0kbgqVo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/
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