Gene Knock-Outs Reduce Age-Related Bone Loss, Obesity In Mice http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/002299.html Weight gain and thinning of bones was partially prevented in mice by suppression of a gene. ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Weight gain and... en-us Gene Silencing and Osteoporosis http://www.fightaging.org/archives/000215.php Randall Parker comments on recent work demonstrating that osteoporosis (age-related bone loss, a serious condition) can be partially prevented in mice through gene silencing: Mutations in either of two genes prevented much of age-related bone loss and ...