Science(ish)

3: Blindness

Dec 14, 2018 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 3
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Could we be on the cusp of eradicating vision loss? Through the 2008 epidemic thriller ‘Blindness’, the boys explore the mind-boggling complexity of the eye and the conditions that led to its evolution in the animal kingdom. With tens of millions of people around the world affected by vision loss, a wave of promising new technologies has raised hopes of restoring sight to those left in the dark. 

Featuring: Samantha De Silva

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