Oh the mice

"Yale University researchers have found a gene that seems to be a key contributor to the onset of depression and is a promising target for a new class of antidepressants, they report Oct. 17 in the journal Nature Medicine."

Apparently, they found a gene that looks like the key to depression. It activates and deactivates neuron transfers, and when deactivated in mice it causes depression. (Poor mice.) Could this be a breakthrough? I wonder if they would start genetic testing after this.

I'm not sure how I feel about genetic testing. On one hand, it would be nice to know if you have a lot of these disorders and diseases, or at least good to be able to prepare for them. But then again, why live your life in fear? And how would insurance companies use that information? Would they be able to decline you even if you never presented symptoms of the disease? It's all so complicated.

The body is amazing, and so are researchers.