Super-buff cattle may hold key to treating muscular diseases

Cambridge biotech trying to mimic breed’s genetics

Stephen Heuser, Globe Staff
The Boston Globe

Cambridge, MA – July 16, 2007 CAMBRIDGE — When John Knopf walks into a meeting and wants to blow people’s minds, he just pulls out a pic­ture of a cow.

It’s clearly not a normal animal. The massive white bull nearly explodes with muscles, a Mr. Olympia with hooves. The breed, a Belgian blue, is a genetic freak.

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