Genes contain the essential building instructions for life, guiding cells on which amino acids to assemble in what sequence to produce specific proteins. The human genome codes for about 20,000 such ...

The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the ...

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Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers in Bonn reveal how subtle eye movements and the density of photoreceptors contribute to sharp vision. Our ability to see begins with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A ...

A group of German researchers has discovered how tiny eye movements and the density of photoreceptors assist in visual acuity ...

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Some experts will tell you that the human eye can see between 30 and 60 frames per second. Some maintain that the human eye may be able to see much more than that although more research is needed.

suggesting that the human visual system uses both eye movement and retinal structure to enhance vision. One limitation is that the study was conducted under controlled laboratory conditions using ...

Figure 1: The human CHX10 gene and cDNA structure. Figure 2: CHX10 is abundantly expressed in the inner nuclear layer of human adult retina, and in retinal neuroblasts during eye development.