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Deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese – even on a high fat diet, according to a two-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and published in the Journal of Lipid Research.
View the original article here: Super Metabolism? Disabling Plin2 Gene Prevents Obesity In Mice
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