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Bionic Retinas Give Patients Sight

Posted by chrisd on from the implants-don't-poop-as-much-as-seeing-eye-dogs dept.

The Noof writes " Yahoo News is running a story about patients who have been given partial sight thanks to implants of silicon-based bionic retinas. " The article notes that the implant is having a "rescue effect" on the other components of the retina, restoring cells around the implant and making them useful again." Amazing stuff.

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  1. Re:Full Article Text by 0x0d0a · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, it would be awful if Yahoo got slashdotted, wouldn't it? Better post the article, just to make sure.

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