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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
  • Director Eli Enigenburg
  • Script Editor Emma Bryce
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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