And if you could see in the dark? Scientists create a liquid to be injected into the eye ~ DepoTech

A beginners group of scientists has announced that it has developed a product that can improve night vision after being applied to the eyes. To demonstrate, the liquid was tested on one of their members. And experience seems to have been successful.

A few drops in the eye, that's what it takes to become a superhero. A California bio-hacker group known as the Science for the Masses, has just making their first public test on humans of a product improving night vision.

After receiving the eyes, the guinea pig could see in the dark shapes that others could not distinguish. The secret of their invention is called chlorin e6 (EC6), a derivative of chlorophyll, the pigment that gives leaves their green color significantly. The properties of this molecule on vision have been known for a long time: "There was a good amount of documents that speak injection in models like rats," said bio-hacker Jeffrey Tibbetts Mic. "After doing some research, you have to go to the next step."

When a researcher plays laboratory mice

For further research to the end, a member of Science for the Masses has therefore volunteered to test the product. Biochemist Gabriel Licina received 25 microliters of the mixture into each eye. An extremely low dose. The team then waited: past studies have shown that took an hour for the EC6 act. "After two hours of adjustment, subject and four witnesses were taken in a dark area and tested," recounted bio-hackers on their website.

They therefore made at night in a field to try the new powers of Gabriel Licina. The experiment tested subjects' ability to recognize symbols at a distance of 10 meters, and then locate the other people in the dark at 25 or 50 meters.

As the researchers expected it, the results of Gabriel Licina was by far the best. First, he was able to identify the symbols at a distance where no other has been able to tell them apart. In addition, Gabriel Licina achieved a faultless second test, against an average of 33% for the other participants.

A dangerous experiment?

"It seems fair to say that this technique has fulfilled his ambition to amplify the low light in the human eye," concluded the research group. Following the test, Gabriel Licina donned a pair of sunglasses until coated. Science for the Masses reports that his vision was back to normal in the morning, and 20 days after the procedure, no side effects occurred.

At present, bio-hackers did not specify whether he planned further tests or even continue their project on the substance. However, they warned those tempted to replicate the experience. "We did not find any side effects. However, this does not mean that there is no risk or that he will not have problems later," said Gabriel Licina.

Furthermore, misused, the substance may have serious consequences for the internal structures of the eye. According to their website, the current scientific Science for the Masses would conduct a wider project to extend the power of the human eye to distinguish items that are today invisible.