News: 2003
28-Oct-2003
The New York Times, "A Deadly Disease of Infants Attracts New Research Money," by Anahad O'ConnorWhen Ellen Goldstein of Brooklyn gave birth last November to her only child, Owen, medical tests offered no clues that five months later he would be crippled by a deadly and irreversible genetic disease.
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25-Apr-2003
North County Times, "Cure for Genetic Disease Requires Money," by George EngFifty years ago today, James Watson's and Francis Crick's scientific paper ignited a revolution in modern science. Fidgeting with cardboard cutouts and X-ray photographs, Watson and Crick discovered the spiral staircase structure of DNA. Their description of the double-helix sparked a torrent of research into DNA that today has us on the verge of finding a cure for genetic diseases.
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18-Mar-2003
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, "Funding Needed to Cure a Disease that Makes Children Waste Away," by Loren EngFifty years ago, Francis Crick and James Watson ignited a revolution in modern science. Toying with a collection of cardboard cutouts and X-ray photographs, the two scientists discovered the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, known as DNA.
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04-Mar-2003
Parents Magazine: Parents Support Circle, "Arya, 3, Has Spinal Muscular Atrophy"read more »
21-Jan-2003
Nightline: UpClose with Ted Koppel. "Arya Singh." Tuesday night, January 21, 2003/Wednesday morning, January 22, 2003.read more »
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