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Therapy for Color Blindness Instructional VideoTherapy for Color Blindness Instructional Video
Publisher
California Academy of Science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:15
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For Teacher Use
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Year
2009
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Therapy for Color Blindness

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Could a virus be the key to reversing color blindness in humans? Some researchers believe so, and have even tested it out on monkeys. Learn more about the experiment and its effects in a short video that could accompany a lesson on gene therapy or genetic mutations. 

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gene therapy, scientific research

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gene therapy, squirrel monkeys, color blindness, scientific research, science

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  • Interesting case study regarding gene therapy in squirrel monkeys 
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