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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.