Science in Action: Gene Therapy for Color Blindness

Science in Action: Gene Therapy for Color Blindness

Posted: May 21, 2011 at 10:59 pm

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Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IBT-jGja28

Gene therapy has proven to cure color blindness in squirrel monkeys— can the same process work for humans?

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Science in Action: Gene Therapy for Color Blindness

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