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Optogenetic Goggles To Restore Eyesight Could Give Us Night Vision
Recently discussed in MIT Technology Review, two companies are working on a solution to restore sight to a particular type of blindness. It called retinitis pigmentosa, a fancy word for a disease where one’s photoreceptors, the cells that receive light, degenerate over time. The work of these companies combines... Read more
This Grinder Implanted An Antenna In His Brain And Now Hears Colors
Born with a form of color-blindness, where he cannot see any color beyond the gray-scale, Neil Harbisson installed an antenna at the base his skull to help him hear colors. He not only considers himself a cyborg, he was the first person to ever make a government agree with... Read more