Scripps Research Scientist Identifies Critical Role For Night Blindness Gene

A scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has determined how a particular gene makes night vision possible The study, which was published in the August 10, 2011 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience, focuses on a gene called nyctalopin. Mutations in the gene result in inherited "night blindness," a loss of vision in low-light environments...

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