The e-mail started coming when Xiao, an assistant professor of molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, unveiled a way to potentially treat this debilitating disease.

• 这类的e-mail自从肖揭示出可能治疗这种消耗性疾病的方法后就源源不断地寄给肖，肖是匹兹堡大学分子遗传学和生物化学助理教授。