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Dates: during 2006-2006
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...scout’s major role was to foster interactions with Boston laboratories, especially since Boston is a “hotspot” for biochemical research and development. The drugs to be developed would slow the build-up in the eye over time of retinotoxic molecules called lipofusins??the cause of AMD—according to Rando. These toxins cause degeneration of the macula, the part of the retina that controls keenness of vision and color vision, sometimes to the point of complete blindness. “Every time light is absorbed in the retina...it produces...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Merck, HMS Prof To Combat AMD | 5/26/2006 | See Source »

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