Dr. Mark Hamrick and Medical College of Georgia Medical Student Brian Powell

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Dr. Mark Hamrick and Medical College of Georgia Medical Student Brian Powell

Caption: Inhibiting a growth factor that keeps muscles from getting too big may optimize recovery of injured soldiers, researchers say. They are studying two myostatin inhibitors in mice with limb injuries, first to see which works best and then to identify the best delivery mechanism, says Dr. Mark Hamrick, left, bone biologist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Graduate Studies and Medicine.

Credit: Phil Jones/Medical College of Georgia

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