A gene for ‘middle aged spread’

August 18, 2006
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Stephen J. Weiss, M.D.

Stephen Weiss’ research team was looking for a gene that affected the development of the circulatory system in mice. Quite by mistake, they found a ‘molecular scissors’ that loosens the collagen belt around fat cells, allowing them to expand.


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