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Engineered virus and goggles restore object recognition in a blind man

Enlarge / The goggles in use. The red cap isn’t part of the system; it holds electrodes that are tracking the participant’s brain activity. (credit: Sahel et. al.) Our nerves’ electrical impulses are created by a class of proteins called ion channels, which let ions flow into and out of cells. But controlling the flow […]

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Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Claims His Client Is Going Blind & Losing Teeth In Jail

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is apparently going blind behind bars — and he’s also reportedly lost several teeth recently, too. That’s what his lawyer Norman Effman claims, at least, in a new motion put up before a judge on Monday while the filmmaker actively fights extradition to Los Angeles on a new sex-crimes indictment. Related: Sia Says […]