Planarians offer a better view of eye development

Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 13:02 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have created a complete catalog of genes active in the planarian eye. Several identified genes are known to have versions that play a role in the vertebrate eye, including genes involved in eye development and age-related macular degeneration and Usher syndrome, a disorder that causes progressive retinal degradation.

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