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A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.

Human Retinas Grown In A Dish Reveal Origin Of Color Vision

Oct 11, 2018
Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.
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Crowds gathered to watch the solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill.

How To Tell If Watching The Eclipse Damaged Your Eyes

Aug 21, 2017
If you heeded all the warnings, you're likely fine. But spots or blurred vision that shows up 12 hours later or the next day might be a sign the sun's direct rays permanently hurt the retina.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

We May See Color So We Can Understand Each Other

Jun 30, 2017
Blogger Alva Noë explores a study on vision finding that the narrow separation of bandwidth sensitivities of long- and medium-wave cones may be the best way for us to discriminate facial hues.
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Dalton the squirrel monkey during the color vision test.

University And Biotech Firm Team Up On Colorblindness Therapy

Mar 25, 2015
Six years ago, husband-and-wife scientists used gene therapy to cure colorblindness in monkeys. Now they're trying to make it work for the millions of people with faulty color vision.
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