Defendant takes credit for Aiken woman’s slaying in 1969 case
In York, witnesses testified that Robert Messersmith, then 20, boasted he killed Lillie Belle Bilen during a 1969 riot. Former York Mayor Char lie Robertson and Gregory Neff also face murder charges after a mob of white men opened fire on Allen’s car, killing 27 year old Allen.
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Parkinsons gene therapy to treat tremors in 12 patients
Researchers plan the first gene therapy trial for Parkinsons disease by injecting brain chemical genes into 12 patients who have exhausted standard treatments. The FDA approved the experimental therapy for this limited use based on Science journal findings and a laboratory rat study by Dr. Michael G Kaplitt and Dr. Matthew J During.
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Matthew J. During
Michael G. Kaplitt
Food and Drug Administration
Science
Kaplitt
Weill Medical College
Cornell University
New York
University of Auckland
New Zealand
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