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Why Jules Gonin Achieved His “Audacious Goal Initiative”—and Why He Is a Model for the Present Day
The journal Science gained national attention in March 2015 with a news feature on the winner of the National Eye Institute's Audacious Goal Initiative competition. The National Eye Institute's winning choice was “to regenerate neurons and neural connections in the eye and visual system.” The article, entitled “Second Sight: Eye Transplants Are Science Fiction. A Team of Researchers Wants to Change That,” implies this goal is within reach in the foreseeable future.1
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