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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Retina Cells Gnerated from Skin-derived Stem Cells

This breakthrough has implications for repairing damaged retinas and for providing a laboratory model to investigate new drugs and treatment for genetically linked eye conditions.

Retina Cells Created From Skin-derived Stem Cells
A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells ? suggesting a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient's own skin.


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