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Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice – EurekAlert
A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy. The National…

IMAGE: Detail shows structure of retina, including location of a bipolar cell expressing Nanoscope’s MCO1 opsin.
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Credit: National Eye Institute
A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy. The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, provided a Small Business Innovation Research grant to Nanoscope, LLC for development of MCO1. The company is planning a U.S….
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