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Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity
Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and decreasing fat accumulation
Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and decreasing fat accumulation Extensive earlier research has shown that ultrasound—sound at frequencies higher than humans can hear— can affect biology in numerous ways; the new study expands this concept to audible sounds that require no special equipment to produce. Kumeta and his colleagues have already begun studying such interventions to suppress the development of fat tissue in living mice—and humans could be next, he says: “If it works well in mice I think this could be achieved in five or 10 years.” Other potential applications include enhancing regenerative medicine and combating cancer growth.
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