Optogenetics: Injection of light-sensitive proteins restores blind man’s vision
The first successful clinical test of a technique called optogenetics has allowed a person to see for the first time in decades, with the help of image-enhancing goggles. After 40 years of blindness, a 58-year-old man can once again see images and moving objects, thanks to an injection of light-sensitive...
Right to privacy: Human rights court rules UK spy laws violated ECHR convention
Surveillance laws permitting GCHQ to operate its Tempura dragnet mass surveillance system broke the law the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The judgment, handed down on Tuesday morning in Strasbourg, vindicates the Edward Snowden revelations of 2013. The former NSA contractor in the united states revealed that Western...
