How-To: Cure colorblindness in an adult primate

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September 18th, 2009 8

OK, OK, this is probably something you shouldn’t try on yourself, a loved one, or even a close friend. Still, it’s pretty flippin’ amazing: a full-grown animal, permanently (apparently) cured of a genetic defect by a few injections. Can X-people be that far behind?

(That’s a rhetorical question, BTW; those of you who know the real answer to that question is “yes,” just chill and give me my moment.)

Here is the original abstract at Nature.

8 thoughts on “How-To: Cure colorblindness in an adult primate”

jeff-o says:

September 18th, 2009 at 8:36 am

Maybe someday they can inject a gene that will allow me to see ultraviolet.

‘Cuz, you know, that would be the bee’s knees!

you can see for miles out here says:

September 18th, 2009 at 9:50 am

as well as infrared please.

Rick says:

September 18th, 2009 at 10:26 am

As a colourblind person who’s struggled with a desire to do art, but an inability to do the colours right…. this… is.. wow…

…

Wow.

Just wow.
Laura Cochrane says:

September 18th, 2009 at 11:02 am

I know this is peripheral to the point of this post, but I really like the way the monkey’s hand is resting. It looks very human.

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How-To: Cure colorblindness in an adult primate

By Sean Michael Ragan