BIOLOGY
VISION LOSS RESTORED IN MICE USING REVOLUTIONARY GENE-EDITING TECHNIQUE
Mice treated with CRISPR-based technique retained their vision well into old age
By the age of four months, mice with the mutation had thin retinas, lacking in rod photoreceptor cells
After treatment, the mice had much thicker retinas, with numerous rod cells (red)
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Researchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with an inherited condition that leads to blindness.