Ravers lose sight at Russian laser show

Wow, quite a story. Apparently these lasers were supposed to shoot into the sky, but because it was raining the set up tents and had the lasers reflect off them instead. The lasers were too powerful to be doing...

Retinal transplant boosts vision

There has been a big discovery for the causes of blindness in old age. Researchers at the University of Louisville have successfully used foetal retinal cells to boost the vision in the old age blind cases. "An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with...

U.S. Arming, Fingerprinting Former Foes

This Blog article from Wired references Biometric developments originally highlighted here Reference: Symblogogy, 2-10-2007.   >>By Noah Shachtman - June 11, 2007 | 4:59:00 PMCategories: Biometrics,...

Light Wavelength Analysis Nets Purple Earth

"Researchers here on the Oblate Spheroid, struggle to explain why microbial evidence throughout the Earth is varied yet so stratified. The answer may come from the fact that the evolution of microbe life on the...

Trials for 'Bionic' Eye Implants

Very useful stuff, to say the least. Especially helpful if you're looking for Sarah Connor. The article goes on to say that the tests have not been perfect, but progress is being made. It will not be a cheap process, though, so it will be interesting to see how this procedure...

What Will Next Generation Retinal Implant Be Like?

"Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a new chip with four times the resolution of the ealier version used by people suffering from blindness caused by retinal degeneration,...

Three Blind Mice can now see how they run

"Blind mice got their vision back after undergoing retinal stem cell transplants, say scientists from the Institutes of Ophthalmology and Child Health (University College London) and Moorfield's Eye Hospital,...

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