Color Blind? Just 3 Amino Acids Separate Red From Green Vision
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Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology identified that just three amino acids determine whether cone cells in the retina are sensitive to red or green light, a finding published in Science that could help explain and potentially lead to new treatments for red-green color blindness.
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