Re: Why are blue cones rare in humans?
- From: Rich Travsky <traRvEsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:45:40 -0700
Marc Verhaegen wrote:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn664
Where in the article does it claim blue cones are rare in humans?
From the article:
...yet whales and seals seem to have abandoned blue vision independently.
Most mammals have two types of cells in their eyes, called cones, that pick out
blue and green light. Humans and other primates have a third cone for red light.
...
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