This remind anyone of Jordy from Star Trek?!?!?A subretinal implant inserted under the retina of three blind people has allowed them to see shapes and objects within days of the procedure, German scientists report in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. One of the patients surprised researchers by identifying and locating objects on a table; he was also able to walk around a room unaided, approach specific people, tell the time from a clock face, and describe seven different shades of gray in front of him.
Implanted Retinal Chip Allows Blind People To See
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Implanted Retinal Chip Allows Blind People To See
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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we're not going to have a chance when the robots take over. not a chance at all.
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Re: Implanted Retinal Chip Allows Blind People To See
lol, so true... they'll just create virus's that attack our augmented eyes!
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Re: Implanted Retinal Chip Allows Blind People To See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvIrf86g4YSabre wrote:lol, so true... they'll just create virus's that attack our augmented eyes!
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I, for one, WELCOME our new robotic overlords.complacent wrote:we're not going to have a chance when the robots take over. not a chance at all.
I think they did that in Ghost in the Shell.Sabre wrote:lol, so true... they'll just create virus's that attack our augmented eyes!
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