This sounds interesting. Could anyone with a bit more experience in the field of ALS research evaluate how promising this discovery is?
Source: Dublin team in motor neuron breakthrough - The Irish Times - Wed, May 30, 2012
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That seems interesting to me. I'm just irritated because the study seems to have been conducted in 2009... if the results were so positive, why didn't it had more impact on following research projects in the field of cell transplantation?
Mats
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