childhood development of disorders like several palsy, to parkinson's, stroke, alzheimer's disease, lou gehrig'sse, and brain cancer. he is also a world-renown brain stem cell scientist exploring with a number of colleagues a novel approach for using stem cells to treat epilepsy, parkinson's, and some of the consequences of brain and spinal cord injury. in his role as director of the center, he has built one of the strongest programs in the nation, recruiting some of the premiers themselves scientists to our campus. this afternoon, dr. krickstein will be hosting an exceptional scientific symposium. it is fitting that japanese scientists who now holds an appointment here at the ucsf affiliated gladstone institute will be a keynote speaker. in 2006, he stunned the field when he reported that ordinary skin cells could be turned back to an embryonic-like state. this discovery has given hope that someday these cells might be used in regenerative medicine and has given scientists a potential way to reprogram the skin cells of patients to see how their diseases develop. the excitement generated by the

. >>> a neurologist is putting up a heroic fight against als, lou gehrig's disease. he's been diagnosed with the same disease he spent a lifetime studying. cheryl herd shows us it's a race against time and for now he's beating the odds. >> reporter: he's on a mission to complete a research paper on the debilitating nerve decease, als. it's a condition where you lose all muscle function and it was made famous by baseball great lou goehring. and now dr. alny has been living with it for almost seven years. >> probably the final diagnosis after three back surgeries was 2004. >> reporter: the disease is catching up with him. and he doesn't know how much time he has left to live. >> most of us have sort of worked through our intense sadness and have learned to live in the present and be thankful for each day. and the time that we have left with rick. >> reporter: this is a sad story for anyone who has als. but more than ironic for a man known all over the world as the top clinical specialist for als, and in a twist of fate, he's suffering from the same disease he spent a l

tragic twist of fate, a doctor fights to find a cure for >>> a man is putting up a fight against lou gehrig's disease. it is a race against time and for now, he is beating the odds. >> dr. richard aldy is on a mission to complete a research paper on the debilitating nerve disease als. it's a condition where you lose all muscle function and now ucsf dr. aldy has been living it for seven years. >> probably the final diagnosis after three back surgeries was 2004. >> reporter: the disease is catching up with him and he didn't know how much time he has left to live. >> most of us have worked through our intense sadness and live in the present and be thankful for each day and the time that we have left with rick. >> it's a sad day for anyone who has hls. but this is a man who's known around the world as a top clinical specialist for als. and in a tragic twist of fate, he's suffering from the same disease he spent a lifetime studying. >> that's the kind of job he had, that's the kind of patients, he was internationally known for his als research and taking care of patients and starting the als cente

lou gehrig's disease, als, in which you gradually lose all muscle control and become completely paralyzed. >> sometimes i'mvil really upse. why does this have to happen to us, to my father. >> a groundbreaking treatment for the disease, he's been unable to use embryotic cells until now. >> it's more powerful than adult stem cells in that it can make any tissue fairly decent. >> reporter: as a result of today's court of appeals decision, federal funding for research may be used on embryotic stem cells taken from fertility labs. many researchers may be able to reverse other diseases as well. like alzheimer's and parkinsons and help paralyze people. >> those are the only cells that can make the cells that are lost and bringing up the stem cells through the lifting of the injunction will allow it to use a stem cell with federal support and money and move through the clinical trials much faster under those conditions. this is why it's an important day for science and ultimately could be an important day for patients. >> there may be much opposition and the debate is sure to range. i want to be

the slam the 22nd of his career which means he trails only lou gehrig with 23 on the all-time list. rodriguez is sixth on the all time homerun list. the yankees won 15-3. >>> still to come tonight on sports wrap, me . >>> when an 8th seed beats a number one one time in the nba playoffs you might consider it a public. not so when it happens a second time. genoble still suffering from an injured elbow as the spurs paid a visit to memphis. despite the injury genoble gets a tough two inside plus the foul. went for 23. but the spurs were playing from behind. the grizzlies with less than a minute to play san antonia needs the stop. instead randolf hits three of his 25 points. memphis wins their first playoffs game 91-88. grizzlies lead the series 2-1. go again monday in memphis. >>> the blazers are trailing 2- 1 in portland. they outscored the mavericks by 20 in the fourth quarter. the free throw tied the game as the portland bench was feeling it. then with 40 seconds left roy breaks the tie when he puts one in off the glass. he had 24 on the night. the mavericks still with a chance. roy'

it also is linked to autism, cancer, and lou gehrig's disease. >> reporter: one thing that's alarmingcides. they're on fruits and vegetables. they've been in home gardening products. they've even been detected in drinking water supplies of some cities. and the studies found the effects on children can be devastating. the studies by columbia, berkeley, and mt. sinai. the first to study their effect in utero and then seven years later tested their children's iqs. they found that above-average exposure to the pesticides was linked to a drop in the children's iqs by as much as seven points. the pesticides called organophosphates are found on on whole range of every day products. they've been used in pesticides. to kill cockroaches in city apartments and in home weed killers. some have since been banned but have still been detected in the environment. the best thing you can do for fruits and vegetables is wash them. and thoroughly and use a brush like this. but it's pregnant mothers who have to be most careful and they may want to buy only fruits and vegetables that are only grown organica

>> he died of als, lou gehrig's disease and it is commonly known. >> thank you for making reference to him and his fallin and service. thank you both for the services you given to our country for the men and women with whom you work and your families. we stand adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .. >> lets me one of our top honors in this year studentcam competition. this year's theme's students to produce a video about an issue or topic that help them better understand the role of the federal government. today we go to bloomington indiana and talk with her prizewinner, gabe wheeler, an eighth-grader at laura's middle school. highgate. >> hello. >> gabe, why did you create a documentary about the funding of indiana's education system? >> i made this down because over the past year, our school had to make some cuts in programs. they took out several including foreign languages. >> what did you learn about the financial state of indiana's education system? >> i learned that there is not enough funding for all the programs in a crisis. >> do you think of financi