Genetic Eye Drops, Kimberlite Explosion, Creative Bots

Today, you’ll learn about gene therapy eye drops, a diamond’s journey to the surface, and the growing creativity of AI.

Genetic Eye Drops

• “Gene-therapy drops restore teen’s vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars.” by Nicoletta Lanese. 2023. 
• https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/gene-therapy-drops-restore-teens-vision-after-genetic-disease-left-his-eyes-clouded-with-scars
• “Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions.” by Laura Ungar and Freida Frisary. 2023. 
• https://apnews.com/article/gene-therapy-blindness-rare-diseases-58f81838894dfb8568affde0b7e4d2f1
• “Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.” by Ellen G Pfendner, PhD & Anne W Lucky, MD. 2018. 
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1304/

Kimberlite Explosion 

• “When Ancient Eruptions Pumped Diamonds to Earth’s Surface.” by Maya Wei-Haas. 2023. 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/science/kimberlite-diamonds-volcano-eruptions.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesscience
• “Rift-induced disruptions of cratonic keels drives kimberlite volcanism.” by Thomas M. Gernon, et al. 2023. 
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06193-3
• “What are Kimberlites?” Kansas Geological Survey. 2000. 
• https://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/pic16/pic16_2.html

Creative Bots  

• “AI tests into top 1% for original creative thinking.” The University of Montana. 2023. 
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705154051.htm
• “The Turing Test and AI Large Language Models (LLMs).” by “Mike.” 2023. 
• https://microrealestate.leptonic.io/the-turing-test-and-ai-large-language-models-llms/
• “8 Potentially Surprising Things To Know About Large Language Models LLMs.” by Dhanshree Shripad Shenwai. 2023. 

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