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The authors describe how their patient lost his vision after being diagnosed 40 years ago with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease that destroys photoreceptors, the light-sensing cells in the retina. https://t.co/DFwfAeFjkx — PolitiTweet.org

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Scientists in Europe and the US reported in @NatureMedicine Monday what they describe as the first successful use of optogenetics to improve a person’s vision. The feat involved introducing a gene from algae into the man’s retina. https://t.co/DFwfAeFjkx — PolitiTweet.org

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The doctors employed gene therapy to add a light-sensing molecule to one of the man’s eyes. The gene they added, called chrimson, comes from a single-celled algae species that is able to sense sunlight and move toward it. https://t.co/qMHfcouwLV — PolitiTweet.org

Now in @NatureMedicine: Clinical study with #optogenetic #therapy shows partial vision restoration in a blind human… https://t.co/2B1uIlOwML

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