What You Eat Affects Your Genes 249
purkinje writes "Tiny bits of genetic material, called microRNAs, can make their way from the food you eat into your blood stream, and change how your genes are expressed, according to a new study. A team of Chinese scientists found tiny bits of white rice microRNA floating around in people's blood after a meal. When they looked at what was happening on a cellular level, they found that the microRNAs were changing gene expression, decreasing levels of a receptor that filters out LDL (bad) cholesterol. When the scientists gave mice both rice and a chemical to block the microRNAs, their levels of that receptor returned to normal — showing that the microRNAs weren't just swimming through the blood stream, but acting on genes in the animals' cells."
And your..... (Score:5, Funny)
... Jeans
If this were done in an English speaking country.. (Score:1, Funny)
...they probably would have used a different pairing of test subjects besides "mice" and "rice"
no problem (Score:2, Funny)
I eat lot of junk food, so only my junk dna is affected. And my sweatpants don't fit anymore. But that's ok; my virtual girlfriend still says I look good.
Re:Sodium Benzoate (Score:4, Funny)
But it comes with a free frogurt.
Never mind, that was potassium benzoate.
Re:no problem (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm going to start eating cats, to make me faster and cuter. I will become the king of Quake 3, and girls.
Sorry kittehs but I must consume you for your positive attributes.
Re:no problem (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, eating a lot of junk food makes your junk bigger. You heard it here first.
Re:chaneloutlet (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:5, Funny)
While it's true that eating lots of pussy could make you king of the girls, I doubt it'll help your Quake 3 skills.
Re:Who Knew? (Score:4, Funny)
That's strange, I don't remember eating any sexy beasts.
Re:If this were done in an English speaking countr (Score:4, Funny)