| | Genetic tests in the mice suggest that a gene that regulates the brain | chemical dopamine may be involved in this enhanced ... | ability. Dopamine is a key chemical that regulates motivation and | reward, as well as movement.
Dopamine is the same chemical that cocaine boosts (and prevents re-uptake of) to make the user feel good and lose his appetite. So now they can genetically engineer a crack high and give us that skinny "crack ho" look without having to smoke it? Cool! -- Peter 270/215/180 Before/Current Pix: http://users.thelink.net/marengo/weightlosspix/weightlosspix.html
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Dopamine is the same chemical that cocaine boosts (and prevents re-uptake of) to make the user feel good and lose his appetite.
Dopamine metabolism is also involved in schizophrenia (too high) and parkinson (too low). Now, a nation of schizophrenic couch potato body builders would be a fun sight to see ... from afar...
