A new type of gene therapy that rewires nerve cells in the eye has given a blind man some limited vision. The 58-year-old man has a genetic disease called retinitis pigmentosa, which causes ...
The case marks the first time sight has been partially restored using optogenetics, a type of biological research aimed at controlling nerve cells via light. Scientists have restored useful sight to a ...
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