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[–] hakobo@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was wildly successful, raising over $200m and leading to identifying 12 genes that play a critical role in ALS

https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/the-money-raised-by-the-als-ice-bucket-challenge-will-give-you-chills/

[–] xor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

yes, that is indeed what i was referring to

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Im still fuckkng amazed that a social media trend for once actually had a good and measurable effect