It\u2019s a Tuesday morning, and Michael Bereman is in his office on Centennial Campus, poring over data on a deadly toxin found in ponds and lakes that many of us pass by every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has little use of his left hand, so he uses his right hand to alternate between the keyboard and the mouse. He reads a lot \u2014 looking for causes, clues, shreds of evidence that might yield truths about a devastating disease. Then he goes next door to his lab, where his students and postdocs are gleaning new knowledge from the chemical composition of frozen fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is he searching for? New information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a deadly condition that affects approximately 30,000 people in the United States today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is he so invested? Because his fight with ALS is personal. He was diagnosed with the disease two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n
Why is he so invested? Because his fight with ALS is personal. He was diagnosed with the disease two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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