Making the blind see: Gene therapy restores vision in mice

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

Take a look at this: Scientists made a huge step toward making the blind see, and they did it by using a form of gene therapy that does not involve the use of modified viruses. Scientists used a non-viral, synthetic nanoparticle carrier to improve and save the sight of mice with retinitis pigmentosa.

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