Michigan Tech scientists identify genes linked to Lou Gehrig's d...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Tue, 09/08/2009 - 22:00

(Michigan Technological University) Their discovery could provide scientists with valuable clues as they search for a cure.

It can't come any too soon. Lead researcher Shuanglin Zhang started showing symptoms of the disease himself four years ago.


 

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