Charlotte Capitalist Blog Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 By Andy from The Charlotte Capitalist ,cross-posted by MetaBlog A FEW blind mice have had their sight restored. The process, which involved transplanting precursor retinal cells into their damaged eyes, promises a cure for age-related macular degeneration or blindness due to diabetes. The mice were blind because they had been bred to have non-functional photoreceptor cells, the eye's rod and cone cells that convert light into electrical signals to be sent to http://ObjectivismOnline.com/blog/archives/002094.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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