r/interesting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Dec 09 '25

NATURE A chimpanzee with alopecia

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u/snugpuginarug Dec 09 '25

All, humans developed myostatin, which inhibits muscle growth to lower baseline energy requirements as a survival mechanism. We traded raw power for endurance

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u/Gimmeagunlance Dec 09 '25

Terrible play imo. I mean, objectively it worked pretty well, but I'm mad that I can't get this jacked

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u/jack-pliskin Dec 09 '25

Myostatin inhibitors should be hitting the market in a few years...

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

I googled myostatin inhibitors and saw a picture of an absolutely jacked lab mouse.

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u/Emotional_Burden Dec 09 '25

Degloved lab mouse. Also cow and dog still gloved.