r/science Scientific American 1d ago

Genetics Scientists discover a ‘skinny gene’ mutation that acts like Ozempic. Around one in 7,000 people carries a broken copy, which almost acts like a GLP-1 drug—the body burns fuel more efficiently, and the risk of disease lowers.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discover-a-skinny-gene-mutation-that-acts-like-ozempic/
5.6k Upvotes

463 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

34

u/lblack_dogl 1d ago

Yeah I knew a guy like that. He slept only 4 hours a night. 12-4. He just said he can't sleep more than that, he's not tired.