Genes from algae helped a blind man recover some of his vision – Livescience.com

A blind man who could only perceive the faintest bit of light can now perceive fuzzy shapes, thanks to gene therapy and a pair of specially engineered goggles. 
The man was diagnosed with a condition called retinitis pigmentosa 40 years ago, at the age of 18, according to a new report, published Monday (May 24) in the journal Nature Medicine
. People with retinitis pigmentosa carry faulty genes
that, due to many mutations, cause the light
-sensitive cells in the retina at the back of the eye
to…

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