Genes of algae will be used to
try to cure a type of blindness
try to cure a type of blindness
Summary:
A company is going to carry out a new treatment to try to cure a person with Retinitis pigmentosa.
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Publication date:
JANUARY 18, 2018
Scientific field:
Medicine
Glossary:
Carry out: execute.
Blindness: unable to see.
Seek: to go in search or quest of.
Blindness: unable to see.
Seek: to go in search or quest of.
Analysis comment:
This article explains that genes of algae will be used to try to cure a type of blindness.
It explains too that the British company GenSight Biologics has received authorization to perform tests of a new treatment to try to cure a person progressively going blind until they end up suffering from total blindness, and they will try it through optogenetics.
On the one hand, optogenetics is a technique that manipulates certain genes so that certain areas of the brain are illuminated. This is how researchers try to apply it into the eye; transplanting genes from algae to the human eye helps to recover a part of the vision capacity. These algae are unicellular organisms that have a mechanism that allows them to seek sunlight for photosynthesis.
On the other hand, the volunteers that participe in the tests must comply several requirements, including not being completely blind and being able to see at least five fingers at a distance of one meter.
It explains too that the British company GenSight Biologics has received authorization to perform tests of a new treatment to try to cure a person progressively going blind until they end up suffering from total blindness, and they will try it through optogenetics.
On the one hand, optogenetics is a technique that manipulates certain genes so that certain areas of the brain are illuminated. This is how researchers try to apply it into the eye; transplanting genes from algae to the human eye helps to recover a part of the vision capacity. These algae are unicellular organisms that have a mechanism that allows them to seek sunlight for photosynthesis.
On the other hand, the volunteers that participe in the tests must comply several requirements, including not being completely blind and being able to see at least five fingers at a distance of one meter.
To conlcude, this article is a success for the medicine. Because thanks to this discovery, people with Retinitis pigmentosa, that is the name given to a set of disorders of genetic origin that affect the retina of the eye and cause a degeneration of the same.
And with the help of these algae, this people will be able to see.
And with the help of these algae, this people will be able to see.
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| Areas of the brain illuminated. |
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| Genes manipulated. |
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