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by mattkrause 272 days ago
This is where the funders really ought to step up.

A spokesperson from (say) NINDS really ought to be shouting to anyone who will listen about how excited they are to see their <many year>, <many dollar> investment in Huntington's pay off.

I'd love it if they highlighted some of the especially "weird" studies that went into this to demonstrate how important fundamental research is and how it goes in unexpected directions.