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- nigms_nihThis burst of starry points is actually part of the retina from a mouse eye. The image comes from a research project investigating the promise of gene therapy for glaucoma. Untreated glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. The disease is characterized by the death of cells called retinal ganglion cells. Scientists are hoping to deliver gene therapy to these cells as a treatment for glaucoma. In this photo, a fluorescent protein (GFP) lights up as a beacon to show the location of retinal ganglion cells—and to reveal how well the proposed gene therapy technique might work.
Credit: Kenyoung Kim, Wonkyu Ju and Mark Ellisman, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego.
#science #biology #research #nigms #scienceisbeautiful #sciart #healthyvisionmonth #microscopy #retina #retinalimage #nih #nihfunded #BasicResearch #eyeresearch #biomedical #microscopyart - dorothyfatunmbiWhat a spectacular image!