Stem Cells Restore Sight in Mouse Model

Mouse embryonic stem cells have been used to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.

Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132737.htm

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The research team is led by Columbia University Medical Center.

The study appears online ahead of print in the journal Transplantation (March 27, 2010 print issue).