the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body -
in April 2003. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and
the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health.
Man sees with 'bionic eye'
Subscribe to ITN News: http://bit.ly/itnytsub A man who lost an eye in a shooting accident has been turned into an 'eyeborg', after doctors fitted a tiny camera into his eye socket.
The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is the world's first FDA approved 'bionic' eye, a sophisticated piece of technology that is helping the blind to see.
The World Health Organization estimates that 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide, with 39 million being blind. According to the WHO, 90 percent of people with visual impairments live in low income environments.
This puts the treatment Kulik has received – the Argus II costs 115,000 euros ($148,959) – out of reach for millions, at least for now.
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