Researchers use human stem cells to create light-sensitive retina in a dish
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 16:40
in Biology & Nature
These are rod photoreceptors (in green) within a "mini retina " derived from human iPS cells in the lab. Using a type of human stem cell, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have created a three-dimensional complement of human retinal tissue in the laboratory, which notably includes functioning photoreceptor cells capable of responding to light, the first step in the process of converting it into visual images.