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Kenn Amdahl usually writes "funny books on dull subjects" like
There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings and Calculus for
Cats (with math professor Jim Loats). When a friend was diagnosed
with ALS, he began casually educating himself about the disease,
with no intent to write a book. It turns out, no one completely
understands ALS yet. Theories about its cause have ranged from
people eating fruit bats, to toxins in blue-green algae, to weed
killers, to ingredients in soft drinks and processed meats, to
nutritional deficiencies. The more Kenn learned, the more curious
he became. Remarkably, ALS seems to share some characteristics with
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; curing one may lead to a cure for all
of them. The progress is amazing and accelerating; we have good
reasons to be hopeful. Kenn wound up learning many weird scientific
tidbits plus some interesting medical history. Revenge of the Pond
Scum is the journal of his quest. It includes many of those tidbits
and side trips, as well as a few of his own brainstorms. If you're
embarking on a similar quest, this book may save you a lot of time.
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