3 Superpowered Genes Humans Can Inherit

Did you know that there are genetic mutations in the population today that can grant people some seemingly superhuman abilities? You can find out more about your genetic traits through 23andMe! Join Hank Green for a fun look into your genetics in this new episode of SciShow!

----------
----------
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Kevin, Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Sultan Alkhulaifi, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Bryce Daifuku, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
----------
Sources:
MSTN - stronger muscles

ACTN3 - fast-twitch muscles

LRP5 - stronger bones
----------
Images:

[quavergamma]

Haters would say the thumbnail is photoshopped...

[zachattacking]

Who ever put hank on the screenshot with a buff body deserves a raise

[zeath_zolaries]

So this is how muscle hank was born....

[LKAChannel]

Why do you use CGI to make Hank look regular-sized in all your videos though?

[MalcolmCooks]

Top 5 Characters who could defeat Thanos:
5) Bugs Bunny
4) Shaggy
3) Po (Kung Fu Panda)
2) Smash Bros. Isabelle
1) *Muscle Hank*

[secondsuccess]

1:27 Apparently Hank should be starting up a SciShow Fitness

[skyr]

I think one of the main reasons why the thing that can increase muscle growth isn't common, is because before food was so accessible, it could have caused harmful waste of nutrients.

[Zsolti]

wow that thumbnail guy is totally hanksome!!

My only super power are that I can blend in very well with other people, I'm the Super Average Man.

[Carlos-xsks]

You could say the way genes can give us superpower-like abilities is something to "Marvel" at.

[nexeus]

Had an entire section of my biology exam today dedicated to myostatin, coincidence I think not

[terryenby]

Cool! My husband has extra dense bones, having been told by a doctor he had them at age 17 when he tried to join the military.

I have extra flexible joints, but unfortunately Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is more of a curse than a super power, causing me extreme pain, exhaustion and severe gastrointestinal disorders, but hey, it sounded cool at first right??

[SanctuaryReintegrate]

SciShow, could I get a giant poster of bodybuilder Hank?
Thanks.

[kevincampbell]

I used to breed dogs, until i found out they can do it themselves

[cypressz]

I have a gene associated with elite power athletes, but my profession is a game designer and I've always been a bookworm. Other than a brief stint in the army I've never even bothered trying to get very fit. It just goes to show that even though you might have certain genes that doesn't necessarily mean you're destined to use them a lot. I'm no bodybuilder or sprinter, I prefer using my mental muscles. We are what we make ourselves.

[behornedhorse]

is crippling depression a super power?

[clapreload]

yaboy been hitting the gym.




the library counts as a mental gym he says

[jayr.]

Can you do a video on genes that give mental superpowers rather than physical? Great video!

[justkiddingjoe]

who else's science teacher shows them all of this channels videos ?

[JulianSammy]

I heard there's a mouse mutation being evaluated where they gain 78% endurance in long distance running because they metabolize fat much more easily. I'd love to see a part II with more of these kinds of transhuman options.