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Exercise, inspiring the fitness community like the creator of zumba to stay focused on the disease. i say, augie, you come to my class, i want you to do something, try to do something. he moved one leg, i think, he moved a leg like that. i say, okay, this is the augie step. this is the augie step. reporter: while technology and social media are dramatically improving the quality of life like those with als, researchers are working to find a breakthrough, a cure. at the packard center for als research at johns hopkins, dr. john s team is studying a gene that could provide a cure. one of the new genes in als chromosome 9 has an unique defect. the dna gloms up, i call it chewing gum sticking offense. that deprives the cell of what it can normally do. reporter: the hope is in stem ....
Community like the creator of zumba to stay focused on the disease. assi say welcome to my class. i want you to try to do something. he moved one leg i think. he movered a leg like that. i say this is the augie step. reporter: while technology and social media are improving the quality of life, researchers are working to find a breakthrough, a cure. we learned that not all als patients are the same. reporter: dr. jeff s team is studying a mutated gene that could provide a cure. it has a very unusual defect. the dna globs up like old chewing gun sticking to things and that deprives the cell. reporter: the hope is in stem ....