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31 October 2019
Autumn 2019
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A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.

Breakthrough gene therapy tackles retinal degeneration

Surgeons have successfully carried out ground-breaking gene therapy to restore vision in children with retinal degeneration.

The Luxturna treatment, carried out at the Vision Center at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), replaces the defective gene RPE65 – responsible for producing a protein that makes light receptors work – with a healthy copy made from artificial DNA. 

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