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Science 18 June 1999:
Vol. 284. no. 5422, pp. 1899 - 1901
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5422.1899
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NEUROBIOLOGY:
Mutant Fruit Flies Respond to Lorenzo's Oil

Marcia Barinaga

On page 1985, researchers report that a component of "Lorenzo's oil," a brew of fatty acids developed in hopes of curing the fatal hereditary brain disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), prevents neural decay in fruit flies with a similar condition. The finding might spark new research on the oil, and it already has researchers enthused about the potential of the mutant flies for studying what causes ALD and how it might be treated. The flies should also allow researchers to quickly screen potential ALD treatments for their effects on diseased brain cells.

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