From The Guardian:
Two squirrel monkeys that were colour-blind from birth have had their vision restored after receiving gene therapy.
The experiment paves the way for the treatment of a range of genetic eye disorders in humans, including some that cause full or partial blindness in millions of people worldwide.
Sam and Dalton, two male squirrel monkeys, were able to see the world in full colour five months after being treated, doctors said. The animals were born without an ability to see the colour red.
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