BBCNEWS Click - Short Edition June 4, 2024 19:51:00
In addition, at meira, we've actually developed over the last seven years a totally new technology which allows us to, in the future, control how those genes that are delivered to the body are activated using pills. one of the six clinical trials taking place here is targeting an inherited eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa. it causes light—detecting cells in the retina to break down over time, causing a person to eventually lose vision. red are the rod cells and green are the cone cells, so they exist in this kind of mosaic. early results of using gene therapy to treat retinitis pigm...