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Johns Hopkins Scientists Solve 30-Year Biological Mystery of Night Blindness


Johns Hopkins scientists identified how the G90D mutation in the rhodopsin gene causes night blindness, offering potential therapeutic targets. In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year biological mystery, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used genetically engineered mic

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