3 Genes That Give People Superpowers
There are genetic mutations in the population today that can grant people some seemingly superhuman abilities. To get your 23andMe kit, go to: https://www.23andme.com/SciShow Hosted by: Hank...
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Who hasn’t dreamed of having superpowers? There’s probably some part of you that wishes a radioactive spider or a chemical dump could give you some epic origin story. But it turns out, there really are somewhat-superpowered people who walk among us, thanks to different mutations in their DNA. Since your DNA controls everything about you, from what you look like to how your body works, small changes in it can lead to really big changes in things like strength and speed! Take your muscles. There are lots of different molecules that affect how muscle tissue grows, including your skeletal muscles—the ones you use when you move, and also look super great. One of these molecules is a protein called myostatin, and it’s put together from the instructions ...
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Who hasn’t dreamed of having superpowers? There’s probably some part of you that wishes a radioactive spider or a chemical dump could give you some epic origin story. But it turns out, there really are somewhat-superpowered people who walk among us, thanks to different mutations in their DNA. Since your DNA controls everything about you, from what you look like to how your body works, small changes in it can lead to really big changes in things like strength and speed! Take your muscles. There are lots of different molecules that affect how muscle tissue grows, including your skeletal muscles—the ones you use when you move, and also look super great. One of these molecules is a protein called myostatin, and it’s put together from the instructions ...
