blind mice video
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Channel: KNKX Public Radio · 2012 · Science & Technology
Mice with a genetic disease that causes blindness regained some sight after injection with a chemical "photoswitch." The eye of the untreated mouse on the left shows no response to light, while the pupil of the mouse on the right, which was injected with the chemical, contracts in light. Credit: Richard Kramer, UC Berkeley, courtesy of Neuron. Get the story here: http://www.kplu.org/post/researchers-testing-possible-new-cure-age-related-blindness
