A fly mutation suggests a new route for tackling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 13:14
in Biology & Nature
Medical researchers have discovered a gene, dSarm, in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster that, when mutant, blocks the self-destruction of damaged axons, which could hold clues to treating motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.