"Since brown adipose tissue (BAT) and white adipose tissue (WAT) have essentially antagonistic roles in energy homeostasis (WAT stores calories; BAT burns them), insight into the genetics of adipocyte specification is particularly interesting to those contemplating the conversion of white-to-brown fat cells as a therapeutic treatment for obesity and obesity-related disorders...Dr. Spiegelman is a moron.
Dr. Spiegelman feels that 'As we learn more about the molecular mechanisms by which PRDM16 acts, we hope to be able to use this pathway to modulate metabolism in living organisms to counteract obesity and diabetes'". (sic)
Friday, May 23, 2008
The Conversion Of White-To-Brown Fat Cells As A Therapeutic Treatment For Obesity
Alchemy alert! Conversion Of Lead-To-Gold As A Therapeutic Treatment For Poverty.
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