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Re:Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited ... by iandanforth on Sunday June 09, 2024 @08:01AM (#40623860)
Senses are defined by what they sense, not how they are sensed. A person can have their sight partially restored through implants that bypass rod/cone activation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934168/
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Re:Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited ... by meindnoch on Monday June 10, 2024 @09:16AM (#40633315)
That's still signaling through the optic nerve.

If they would restore vision by using e.g. the cochlear nerve, that would be something.

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