Retinal rescue: Cells derived from human embryonic stem cells reverse retinal degeneration
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 13:07
in Biology & Nature
A new study reports that transplanted pigment-containing visual cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) successfully preserved structure and function of the specialized light-sensitive lining of the eye (known as the retina) in an animal model of retinal degeneration.