Gene controls body fat levels
Date: 6.9.2007
**A single gene can keep in check the tendency to pile on fat, scientists have shown.**
The University of Texas team manipulated the gene, called **adipose**, to alter the amount of fat tissue laid down by fruit flies, worms and mice.
If the same effect could be achieved in humans, which also carry the **gene**, it is hoped it could lead to new ways to fight **obesity and diabetes**.
The study is published in the journal **Cell Metabolism**.
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