TIL that due to a disfunction of the ABCCII gene the majority of Asians have significantly less body odor than other populations
Eiri @ Eiri @lemmy.world Posts 0Comments 148Joined 11 mo. ago
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We can do this on isolated cells, but I really don't think we have a way to distribute such a change across the zillions of cells in a human body.
And even if we could, it's not clear how much effect altering the gene after the fact would have. Maybe once your apocrine glands have obeyed the gene and developed a certain way, it's too late.
That said... Sign me the hell up.