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The 2024 Eye on the Future teen video contest is live!

The National Eye Institute (NEI) is encouraging teens to explore careers in science through the annual Eye on the Future teen video contest. The contest is open to all high school students in the United States. To enter, students must submit a short video about science in their world, in the field or lab, or in their future by April 14. They could win $2,000 and a free trip to NIH!

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NEI Research News

'Monocyte factory' to help scientists study immune-related conditions of the eye

The technique, known by the research team as a “monocyte factory,” makes possible a theoretically limitless source of human immune cells for research and the development of therapies for a variety of conditions including eye disease.

Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world

Findings from a National Eye Institute-supported study show for the first time that when babies look at photos of unfamiliar everyday scenes, such as an office or a lab, they tend to fixate on the same regions where adults find meaning.

Study reveals shared blueprint in brain development across different functional areas

In a new study, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning.

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