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They Said I'd Go Blind. Now Gene Therapy Has Changed That

28 mins | Jan 26, 2019

Moya Sarner, writing in The Guardian, reveals the stories of Matthew Bishop, who was told there was no treatment that could save his vision until some recent scientific breakthroughs in gene therapy gave him, and others, hope.

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