] The baby, it turned out in the first such documented case ] in a human, had a double dose of a genetic mutation that ] causes immense strength in mice and cattle. Drugs are ] under development that, investigators hope, will use the ] same principle to help people whose muscles are wasting ] from muscular dystrophy or other illnesses. Experts say ] the little boy, now 4½ and still very strong, offers ] human evidence for the theory behind such drugs. [ Huh. As always, potential problems loom... but this could be pretty important. -k] |