Japanese researchers got obese mice to lose weight using single-shot gene editing to get their bodies to produce the same drug that is in Ozempic.

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Although gene editing techniques are patentable in some countries, I wonder if this could be much cheaper than the weekly/monthly weight loss shots, which can be very expensive in some countries.

In the future will medical tourism for gene editing be a thing? Maybe the same clinics that offer hair restoration, botox and plastic surgery today will have it as an option.