Researchers create "mighty mouse" with gene tweak that doubles muscle strength
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Pumped-up muscle tissue (in blue) in a high performing "mighty mouse"
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He can't fly just yet, but a team of scientists have made a big step towards creating a real-life Mighty Mouse. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, along with two Swiss institutions, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Lausanne, created a batch of super-strong mice and worms by tweaking a gene that normally inhibits muscle growth.
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