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Could a blind eye regenerate? - David Davila

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We tend to think of blindness as something you're born with, but with certain genetic diseases, it can actually develop when you’re a kid, or even when you’re an adult. But could blind eyes possibly regenerate? David Davila explains how the zebrafish’s amazing regenerative retinas are causing scientists to investigate that very question.

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Educator
David Davila
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Eli Enigenburg
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Emma Bryce
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Addison Anderson

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