Age-related macular degeneration or AMD is an eye condition that affects millions of people around the world. In the UK, it is the biggest cause of sight loss. π
At King's College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, scientists are developing a new treatment that could help people to see again by implanting stem cell patches into their retinas. A trial has already been successfully tested on two patients, both of whom went from not being able to read at all even with glasses, to reading 60-80 words per minute with normal reading glasses. π€
Watch more #RAZOR videos on YouTube βΆοΈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPxSZWJo7MVrWR7bLC45FQ
Follow #RAZOR on TikTok π± https://www.tiktok.com/@razor_science
π£οΈ Plastics that can't be recycled are being turned into roads.
#RAZOR took a drive along one and found out more about the initiative π
https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-27/The-plastic-roads-built-using-a-million-unwanted-plastic-bags-per-mile-15qwT0P8gKI/index.html
For more:
https://www....
#RAZOR takes a look at the next big target in the global space race: Venus. It's our closest neighbour and the brightest body in the night sky after the moon. It follows a similar orbit to Earth and is often referred to as earthβs twin or sister. Both are similar in size, mass, density, and volum...
Of the UK's 270 bee species, 126 are now listed as scarce with 17 at risk of extinction. Much of this is due to habitat loss. B-lines is a nationwide initiative, bringing together a myriad of conservation and volunteering groups to create an interconnected system of wildflower insect pathways acr...