Ravindra Singh (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

Ravindra Singh

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Ravindra Singh, professor of biomedical sciences at Iowa State University, led a research team that created a shortened version of the gene that cause spinal muscular atrophy. The super minigene will make it easier to find potential treatments for the often-fatal disease, which affects about 1 in 10,000 newborns. 

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Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University

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