Oct. 30, 2009
Gene Therapy and Blindness
With just one injection of an experimental gene therapy treatment, doctors have been able to significantly improve the sight of 12 individuals born with a rare congenital vision disorder called Leber's congenital amaurosis.
May. 02, 2008
Gene Therapy for Blindness
Researchers report some success in using a gene therapy technique to treat one form of congenital blindness. We'll talk about the research.
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Michael Pollan Talks Plants and Food
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