Microbial protein restores vision in blind animals

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		Cross section of a degenerated Retinitis pigmentosa retina. The archaebacterial halorhodopsin is produced in the remaining cone photoreceptor cells (green). Only one row of photoreceptor cells is left. In white the nuclear layers of the retina.
		Scheme of a Retinitis pigmentosa retina
		Cross section of a healthy retina. The archaebacterial halorhodopsin is produced in the photoreceptor cells (green). In white the nuclear layers of the retina.
		Scheme of a healthy retina

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