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Algae May Help Reverse Blindness

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-good-day-for-eyes dept.

Anonymous coward writes ""Could a protein from algae help reverse blindness? Blind mice were able to respond to light after researchers inserted a green algae protein into retinal nerve cell membranes that normally aren't sensitive to light, according to a U.S. study," as reported by Forbes. There are more details at the Neurodudes blog, which includes a description of the novel method, which can convert any cell - nerve, muscle, etc. - into a light-sensing cell."

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  1. As one of the first discoverers of algae.... by schoolsucks · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This makes me real glad. These days I don't work on Algaes much, I am focusing more on open source projects. Reading this just made my day.