Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial

Re:Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial by foota on Thursday May 09, 2024 @02:48PM (#40311585)

Are you eyes more sensitive to UV than the rest of your body?

I guess melanin absorbs UV in the skin, so this serves a similar purpose in the eye?

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Re:Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial by Analemma_ on Thursday May 09, 2024 @03:04PM (#40311797)

I'm not sure about more sensitive, but I know the immune system (which cleans up a lot of pre-cancerous cells before they become a problem) is much less active in the eyeball, so it probably pays to have extra defense against cell damage.

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Re:Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial by lupire on Thursday May 09, 2024 @04:40PM (#40312755)

"Sensitivity to light" is the primary function of the eye.

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