Hawking is a rare example of someone living for decades with the condition.
LONDON: Artificial intelligence robots are turbo-charging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, or motor neuron disease.
The condition, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, attacks and kills nerve cells controlling muscles, leading to weakness, paralysis and, ultimately, respiratory failure.
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