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CRISPR turns normal body fat into a type that burns energy

By Michael Le Page Gene editing can transform normal fat cells into a type of fat that burns energyShutterstock / Design_Cells Metabolic conditions linked to obesity could be treated by removing fat from a person, turning it into energy-burning “beige fat” using CRISPR gene editing and then implanting the altered fat back into the body,… Read More »

Diet companies are banking on you feeling sh*tty about your post-isolation body – Cosmopolitan

Illustration by D’Ara Nazaryan Some states were barely one week deep into lockdown when “quarantine 15” jokes arrived on the socials. Maybe the meme fairies were just trying to make a lighthearted joke while the world burned, but the punch line threw shade we really didn’t need. The possibility that we could look different after… Read More »