We have our real life X-men heroes: Steven Pete (The facts of painless people) and Timothy Dreyer. Their life is not all that glamorous, with Steven not being able to tell when his bones are broken or fractured and Timothy having rarely thick bones.

Drug companies target whatever medical condition is in need of upmost attention. This is probably why osteoporosis is painstakingly tried to be cured, while sclerosteosis is more or less left untouched, excluding the studying of genes in the latter, to mimic in cure of the former. The majority always wins, even in this case. The people at one end of the mutation have to be ignored and used to eradicate the other half.

Steven and Timothy both are on the other end of the mutation that does not fit with the majority. Steven’s analgesia, and Timothy sclerosteosis, provide scientists with sample genes to study and have a mechanism to follow to build cures. Analgesia prevents a sodium channel from being regulated, and this doesn’t let the subject feel pain. Thus, a drug that would induce the same inhibition of sodium channel, would make for the ultimate painkiller. Sclerosteosis blocks a certain protein, and the same blockage in a patient suffering from osteoporosis, could potentially cure them.

Some of the people readily volunteer their genetic information, for the betterment of society and get a fair share of money in return.

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Author:Technology Blog