LEAN GENE

////////////The gene is called Adipose or Adp. Fifty years ago, a Yale researcher discovered a strain of fruit flies that lacked the Adp gene. The flies put on a lot of weight -- which helped them survive the famine-prone region in which they lived.
Graff's team showed that mice genetically engineered to express the Adp gene in fat tissues became skinny. Moreover, they showed that Adp works in a dose-related manner. The more Adp activity there is, the leaner the animal becomes

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