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In This Issue:

Wanted: A Therapy That Knows No Barrier
Scott Banta says small peptides may do the trick.

When Research Gets Personal
This summer, an unusual twosome worked together in a Packard Center lab.

RESEARCH UPDATE:

Searching for the Mouse that Roars
Why more is better when it comes to ALS mimics.

 

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