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Blind Woman Is the First Person to Undergo Optogenetic Therapy
Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
If successful, the therapy will create light-sensing cells in one of her eyes and enable her to see again.
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Breakthrough Prize for Illuminating the Brain's Secret Code
Posted in Medicine on 9th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A revolutionary technique that switches brain circuits on and off has taken neuroscience by storm and is now undergoing a new round of innovation.