8 pointsby ck23 hours ago2 comments
  • johnathan10126 minutes ago
    Regenerating cartilage has been a goal for a long time. The science is exciting, but the real milestone will be whether it works safely in large clinical trials.
    • ck219 minutes ago
      I'd bet it will work since it worked on human tissue

      but there will be unintended side-effects with other muscle and organ growth that will be unacceptable

      that protein sounds like nature evolved some kind of rate-limiter

      but it's fascinating they found it

      maybe it can be safely used for short spurts like a couple weeks at a time

      (and I also bet it will become a performance-enhancing drug WADA has to test for)

  • ck23 hours ago
    note the same protein signaling also inhibits muscle growth, reverses when blocked

    actual study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx6649