Interferon Response (IMAGE) The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University Caption Representative confocal microscope image of the ventral horn of the spinal cord from an ALS mouse. Several microglial cells (green) infiltrate the spinal cord as ALS disease progresses. Single molecule FISH detected IRF7 (an interferon-inducible gene) RNA molecules (red) in microglia and other cells. Credit Valeria Gerbino/Maniatis lab/Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Usage Restrictions Please contact Zuckerman Institute press office for reprint permissions. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.