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Author Topic: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)  (Read 2448 times)

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Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« on: September 20, 2009, 10:29:06 AM »
   Colorblindness May Be Cured


    "In the study, published today in the journal Nature, scientists restored normal vision to the monkeys by injecting a virus modified to contain the L opsin gene into the retina. Over 24 weeks the light sensitivity of the cones infected with the virus shifted towards the red part of the spectrum. Then the monkeys easily distinguished the patterns of grey, green and red dots.

The success of the treatment in adult animals demonstrated that the brain is able to rewire itself to take advantage of new receptors even in adulthood. The virus used to deliver the L optin gene, called adeno-associated virus, is not known to cause disease in humans. Two years on from the study, the monkeys have shown no adverse effects from the treatment.

Scientists are now looking to obtain permission to begin trials in colour-blind humans."


    Good j0rb, Science bitches!!  8-)

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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2009, 12:37:55 PM »
Hold still, I'm gonna take this really pointy needle full of a virus and jam it into your eye. It won't hurt one bit, until the needle actually punctures your cornea. Then it'll hurt a lot!
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2009, 12:07:10 AM »
why should the virus need to be injected into the eye? shouldnt it spread through the body like a regular virus?
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2009, 06:20:42 AM »

  My question is, what happens to the virus? Since they replicate; is an eyeball going to be so full of this virus after a while that some effect is inevitable? Does it die relatively quickly? It would almost have to replicate faster then it's life cycle to even be a viable organism. 
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2009, 11:30:24 AM »
Hopefully the human trials don't start before the monkeys turn into the blood-thirsty undead.
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2009, 11:32:59 AM »
Quote from: Novice on September 21, 2009, 11:30:24 AM
Hopefully the human trials don't start before the monkeys turn into the blood-thirsty undead.

Pure awesome.  +1   :-D
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2009, 11:44:57 AM »
Quote from: 12AX7 on September 21, 2009, 06:20:42 AM
  My question is, what happens to the virus? Since they replicate; is an eyeball going to be so full of this virus after a while that some effect is inevitable? Does it die relatively quickly? It would almost have to replicate faster then it's life cycle to even be a viable organism. 

Just wait until that puppy decides to mutate.  8-)
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2009, 12:26:11 PM »
Quote from: Clear_Runway on September 21, 2009, 12:07:10 AM
why should the virus need to be injected into the eye? shouldnt it spread through the body like a regular virus?

Because the inside of the eye is a closed system.  The aqueous and vitreous chambers don't have have contact with the vascular system.
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2009, 01:04:10 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on September 21, 2009, 12:26:11 PM
Because the inside of the eye is a closed system.  The aqueous and vitreous chambers don't have have contact with the vascular system.

Well thank you, Professor Science.  :roll:
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2009, 10:37:55 AM »
ah. thats a good design.
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Re: Cure for Colorblindness (no, this isnt from one of those racist emails)
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2009, 12:09:45 PM »
Quote from: Clear_Runway on September 22, 2009, 10:37:55 AM
ah. thats a good design.

Would you say it was an....intelligent design?


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