If you happen to know anyone with the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) form of blindness, then this news from the UK is probably going to make your day. It sounds like a "one hour, outpatient" basis treatment for AMD may be as little as just a few years away. These are exciting times, between the recent announcement that adult stem cells may be as valuable as the embryonic variety and the fact that a science-friendly administration is finally in place in the U.S.
It's too bad that Christopher Reeve (and his wife Dana) didn't live long enough to see this day, but at least Michael J. Fox is still around (just showed up recently on The Daily Show) and maybe he'll get to take part in a Parkinson's cure trial at some point in the next several years.
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I just read a pretty good book with cool new science at it's center. It's called "Invasive Procedures" by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston.
I stopped reading Scott Card once I learned that he's a fairly outspoken opponent of gay marriage.
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