Ep. 6: ALS and C9orf72 Featuring Dr. Asif Maroof
Nov 20, 2013•1 hr 5 min
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Episode description
Guest:
We interview Dr. Asif Maroof, a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Kevin Eggan at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute to talk about his latest paper in Nature Neuroscience describing a gene implicated in ALS a.k.a Lou Gehrig's disease. Our science roundup includes new Alzheimer's targets, bitter tasting genes, polio, and bacteria-fighting zinc.
Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Asif Maroof
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