Scientists got mouse eyes to perform photosynthesis ‪—‬ and no, they didn’t turn green

Scientists have developed new eye drops that allow mouse eyes to perform certain steps of photosynthesis. The drops, which contain photosynthetic machinery extracted from spinach leaves, use light-driven reactions to improve symptoms of dry eye disease, according to a study published May 15 in the journal Cell. Although the researchers tested the drops in mice, [...] The post Scientists got mouse eyes to perform photosynthesis ‪—‬ and no, they didn’t turn green appeared first on CBNC .