Source: Daily Telegraph - UK
Posted: 6 June 2007 2:17 A.M. BST
Summary:
The Daily Telegraph reports on new research by British scientists using stem cells to treat macular degeneration, a progressive eye disease:
"Pioneering stem call transplants to restore the sight of people affected by a leading cause of blindness could start within five years, according to a British team which has reported the successful implant of human eye cells into rats." To prepare for the groundbreaking procedure, the researchers have repaired the vision of patients with macular degeneration with tissue from their own eyes. This study, however,uses stem cells derived from human embryos. The researchers hope to begin human clinical trials in five years.
