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UofL research shows gene therapy may restore visual function for people with night blindness

June 14, 2019

By isolating where a key protein required for low light vision is expressed, scientists have shown that gene therapy may restore visual function for people with a form of congenital stationary night blindness.

Engineering students show off product designs like smart toilets

June 11, 2019

JB Speed School of Engineering students are developing products that will, ideally, one day be used and sold by companies.

Beer with a Scientist: How plans for a trip to Mars bring home our dependence on Earth’s environment

June 10, 2019

At a recent workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to discuss health risks associated with a potential manned mission to Mars, it became clear just how vitally we humans depend on our Earth’s environment.