SuperKid
Somewhere in Berlin, Germany, is a baby Superman, born with bulging arm and leg muscles.
Not yet 5, he can hold 3-kilogram weights with arms extended, something many adults cannot do. He has muscles twice the size of other kids his age and half their body fat.
DNA testing showed why: the boy has a very rare genetic mutation that boosts muscle growth.
The discovery, reported today in New England Journal of Medicine, represents the first documented human case of such a mutation.
Many scientists believe the find could eventually lead to drugs for treating people with muscular dystrophy and other muscle-destroying conditions. And athletes would almost surely want to get their hands on such a drug and use it like steroids to bulk up.
Also, see NYTimes
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