Halorhodopsin - Microbial Protein Restores Vision In Blind Animals

Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 09:07 in Health & Medicine

Retinitis pigmentosa are a diverse group of hereditary diseases that lead to incurable blindness and affect two million people worldwide. Though the causes are diverse, the manifestation of the disease is similar: highly sensitive rod photoreceptors, which allow us to see at dusk, die first  and the cones that operate during daylight and are responsible for high-resolution color vision follow.  read more

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