Fragile X. Although it may sound similar to a portion of Area 51, Fragile X, also known as FXS or Martin Bell Syndrome, is a serious condition which affects over 200,000 americans each year. Being a quite common gene disease, FXS is known to affect men more than the opposite female gender. In addition to education and physicality, adolescents with this disease also battle the effects of their condition as well as the challenges they face in everyday life. Over the years, Fragile X has constantly advanced in gene studies. At the beginning of 1943, two fellows named Martin and Bell had begun a presentation to exhibit how a form of mental retardation had recently come to their attention. With their presentation, Martin and Bell had proved how
