Vision: Gene therapy in colour

Robert Shapley

doi:10.1038/461737a

Vision: Gene therapy in colour

Robert Shapley

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Replacing a missing gene in adult colour-blind monkeys restores normal colour vision. How the new photoreceptor cells produced by this therapy lead to colour vision is a fascinating question.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	737-739
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	461
Issue number	7265
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/461737a
State	Published - Oct 8 2009

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