• Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      22 hours ago

      Definitely a little but probably not as much as you’d think.

      Humans produce a protein that forcibly limits our muscle growth and its impact is kinda crazy. Gorillas produce a bit of it too, but it’s a drastically lower amount. It’s called myostatin if I remember right, there is a dog that sometimes has a mutation where they barely produce it too and the differences between a regular one and a mutated one is pretty extreme. Look into ‘Bully Whippets’ if you want some interesting reads.