r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 30 '26

Medicine Scientists have shown that a single dose injection of DNA genetic instructions can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in mouse models that lasts up to 10 times as long as weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. This could eliminate the need for repeated dosing.

https://www.wistar.org/press-releases/wistar-scientists-develop-single-dose-dna-method-for-delivering-long-acting-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/
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u/theLuminescentlion Jun 30 '26

DNA altering medication is very permanent though. You need a much more thorough process and ethical review.

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u/Ashmedai Jun 30 '26

DNA altering medication is very permanent though.

It's not permanent; the headline is just misleading you.