UCSB, UCL scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells

Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 22:07 in Biology & Nature

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- -- An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.

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