How the ice bucket challenge led to an ALS research breakthrough

< p > Not only has research funded by the stunt uncovered a gene variant associated with ALS, it has also demonstrated the huge value of scientific collaboration < /p > < p > When Bill Gates pulled on a red and white-striped cord to upturn a bucket of iced water positioned delicately over his head, the most immediate thought for many was not, perhaps, of motor neurone disease. < /p > < p > But the ice bucket challenge, the charity campaign that went viral in the summer of 2014 and left scores of < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/19/celebrities-ice-bucket-challenge-charity-donations-als" > notable persons < /a > from Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to George W. Bush and Anna Wintour shivering and drenched, has paid off in the most spectacular way. < br > < /p > < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jul/27/how-the-ice-bucket-challenge-led-to-an-als-research-breakthrough" > Continue reading... < /a >
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