Hope looks like a fruit fly | ALS research at Penn State Hershey #Shorts

Published on September 24, 2026

From our Local Support Orgs webinar: how researchers give fruit flies a genetic form of ALS to find where along the disease they might be able to stop it. Small science, big possibility — there are so many ways of attacking this disease. Watch the full webinar free at https://als.community #Shorts #ALS #ALSCommunity #ALSResearch #HopeForALS

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