View Full Version : gene therapy cures monkeys of laziness


Andrew
08-11-04, 10:10 PM
Nature.com - London,England,UK
... Sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) often work frantically, sometimes for little reward. ...
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040809/full/040809-10.html

gabriela
08-13-04, 07:21 PM
from an article at nature.com:

"Procrastinating primates can be turned into workaholics, thanks to gene therapy. The discovery, which sheds light on the workings of the brain's reward centre, may further our understanding of mood disorders, such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder..."

http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040809/full/040809-10.html

krisp
08-13-04, 08:23 PM
Fascinating! I'm torn between asking where I can get some of that gene therapy, and thinking, "poor monkeys!" :D

BobbyK
08-15-04, 10:31 AM
Fascinating! I'm torn between asking where I can get some of that gene therapy, and thinking, "poor monkeys!" :D



LOL thats just what I thought when I first read that report