Thursday, September 21, 2006

Advanced Cell Technology Slows Rat Eye Disease With Stem Cells

Source: Bloomberg
Posted: September 21, 2006

Summary:

Advanced Cell Technology Inc. has used human embryonic stem cells to help develop a technique that might prevent blinding eye diseases, a report says. Researchers reported that transplanted stem cells produced by the company helped prevent damage to the retinas of rats bred to develop degenerative eye disorders. The study was published in the journal Cloning and Stem Cells.

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