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June 17, 2013

Researchers develop easy and effective therapy to restore sight
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to degenerative illnesses of old age, such as macular degeneration. Unlike current treatments, the new procedure - which takes a little as 15-minutes - is surgically non-invasive, and it delivers normal genes ... read more

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