Posts Tagged ‘eyes’
Babies Born with No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of Anophthalmia
Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes – a condition called anophthalmia. According to the findings published in the current issue (December 2011) of Human Mutation, a [Read More]
Deconstructing Vision: Motion, Critical Windows and Curing Blindness in India
What if blind eyes could see? What does that mean? That’s the question neuroscientist Pawan Sinha and his team at MIT has begun to answer in a uniquely humanitarian and scientific endeavor. Project Prakash (named for the Sanskrit word for “light”) intended, at first, [Read More]
The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem Cells
Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving the coordinated action of multiple cell types in three dimensions is achieved remains something of a black box. One [Read More]
Data on What Colors Flowers Appear to Bees
A database on what colors flowers appear to be viewed as by bees has been collected and is freely searchable. The data is collected in the Floral Refelctance Database also known as FReD. [Read More]
Artificial Bee Eyes Show World from Bee’s Point of View
Researchers have developed a camera system that mimics the bee eye. The artificial bee eyes allow the researchers to take images that are believed to be similar to the bee's viewpoint. [Read More]
3 Blind Mice Could See? ipRGCs Help Rods and Cones with Image Formation
Mice without rods and cones were able to use ipRGCs to detect light and possibly form low acuity images. [Read More]
