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Posted By : Vikram Sahai, on December 25, 2006 @ 9:21 pm | View Original
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You may have wished that you will never experience the sensation of “Pain” in your life. Well, this can happen in the near future. Keep reading…..

Scientist have found the gene that controls the Pain Signals in the body. This particular gene is known as the SCN9A Gene. Like most of the times, scientist discovered this major “Discovery” by luck.

A young Pakistani man used to amaze local residents by plunging knives through his arms and walking on burning coals and yet experiencing no pain…Incredible isn’t it!!! Yet, this young man died at the age of 14 by jumping from a roof…My guess is that he didn’t experience the pain of death also. Scientists studied his case and other individuals of his families and found out that 6 of them never experienced pain in their lives. These families have a rare inherited genetic mutation that stopped them from feeling pain. This mutation stopped a sodium channel, which produces nerve impulses that convey pain signals to the brain, from functioning.

Through this discovery, a new class of painkillers is being invented. If 6 families can have this genetic mutation then why not, with the help of scientists, the whole world can have it!!!

Let’s see how Nature responds to this “Disbalance”.