In the news: These Superhumans Are Real and Their DNA Could Be Worth Billions!

Rob as the Green Lantern at a Comic-Con with 2 little fans

Being a superhero fan, I've always thought that some people have "super powers." Super powers mean abilities that are somewhat greater or more developed than the average person. Those include things like: people who are more "pain tolerant," extreme athletes, bones that don't break, those who can do mathematics easily, child prodigies,even psychics and mediums. 
   Well, now drug companies are exploring the rare physical mutations in their DNA that make one person nearly immune to pain and another immune to broken bones.  Here's the article:

These Superhumans Are Real and Their DNA Could Be Worth Billions!
  by Caroline Chen, Bloomberg News

Steven Pete can put his hand on a hot stove or step on a piece of glass and not feel a thing, all because of a quirk in his genes. Only a few dozen people in the world share Pete’s congenital insensitivity to pain. Drug companies see riches in his rare mutation. They also have their eye on people like Timothy Dreyer, 25, who has bones so dense he could walk away from accidents that would leave others with broken limbs. About 100 people have sclerosteosis, Dreyer’s condition.
Both men’s apparent superpowers come from exceedingly uncommon deviations in their DNA. They are genetic outliers, coveted by drug companies Amgen, Genentech, and others in search of drugs for some of the industry’s biggest, most lucrative markets. Their genes also have caused the two men enormous suffering. Pete’s parents first realized something was wrong when, as a teething baby, their son almost chewed off his tongue.

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