Tag: Claudio Punzo

  • Health

    Fresh insight into retinitis pigmentosa

    Rods and cones coexist peacefully in healthy retinas. Both types of cells occupy the same layer of tissue and send signals when they detect light, which is the first step in vision. The incurable eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, however, reveals a codependent relationship between the two that can be destructive. When flawed rods begin to…

    3–4 minutes
  • Health

    Connie Cepko

    In some ways, Connie Cepko’s job has gotten easier. The Harvard Medical School genetics professor is working to uncover the mysteries of the eye, to understand how it develops and what can go wrong. Her work ranges from understanding the genetic roots of diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, which afflicts 100,000 Americans, to basic genetic research…

    5–7 minutes