Wissenschaftler haben eine Frau mit „mutiertem“ Gen entdeckt, die keine Schmerzen verspürt und ohne Narben heilt. Sie berichtete von zahlreichen Verbrennungen und Schnitten ohne Schmerzen, wobei sie oft den Geruch ihres verbrannten Fleisches wahrnahm, bevor sie eine Verletzung bemerkte, wie im British Journal of Anaesthesia veröffentlicht wurde, und könnte die Tür zu neuen Behandlungen öffnen.

„…often smelling her burning flesh“. How you ending up in these situations???

Poor woman will become a rat lab. As if her life has been easy already. 

But I’ll take her sacrifice for the humanity. Hopefully she at least gets well compensated for it. 

Referring her to pain geneticists at University College London and the University of Oxford they identified two mutations of note. One in a gene called Faah (Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase), which is well known to pain researchers.

The FAAH gene plays a role in the body’s endocannabinoid system, the parts of the central nervous system which play a role in pain, memory and mood and which the compounds [in cannabis act on.](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/cannabis-marijuana-medical-recreational-use-alfie-dingley-billy-caldwell-a8406761.html)

Aside from her lack of pain, Cameron was additionally described as characteristically happy, friendly, talkative, optimistic, and compassionate, as well as exceedingly [affectionate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affectionate) and loving towards family members.[^([3])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-Levy2020-3)[^([1])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-Murphy2019-1)[^([12])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-Duggan2021-12)[^([2])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-MikaeiliHabibYeung2023-2)[^([5])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-HabibOkorokovHill2019-5) Moreover, she was lacking in [anxiety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety), [depression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood)), [worry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worrying), [fear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear), [panic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic), [grief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grief), dread, and [negative affect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_affect) generally.[^([3])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-Levy2020-3)[^([1])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-Murphy2019-1)[^([2])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-MikaeiliHabibYeung2023-2)[^([5])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron#cite_note-HabibOkorokovHill2019-5) 

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cameron)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty-acid_amide_hydrolase_1#](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty-acid_amide_hydrolase_1#)

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