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Need A New Retina? Look No Further
wap writes "Restoring sight to the blind is a Bibical miracle, a sign of divine powers. Now it is being tested at the Boston Retinal Implant Project, with some very limited success, according to Technology Review. They only have fifteen electrodes implanted, but it's a start. Great quotes: 'The eye doesn't like stuff inside it, that's why it doesn't have a zipper.' Will artificial eyes and retinal replacements someday be as good as good human eyes?"
The Good news: ...even now there are some cures and/or treatments for horrible diseases!
...the people who own them won't sell'm, develop'm, license'm or give'm away because there's not enough money in it.
The Bad news:
It's a selfish and capitalist world out there still. My view on people, at least here in the U.S., is still tainted by the ridiculous and unjustifiable price gouging after the 9-11 attacks.
There just aren't enough people out there who are willing to do it for the good of mankind and there are PLENTY of people to stop the ones who will for the good of their own pockets.