Source: Reuters
Posted: September 20, 2006 06:03 PM ET
Summary:
Researchers at Advanced Cell Technology, a biotechnology company in the field of stem cell research, have found that human embryonic stem cells can partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source of transplants for people with certain eye disease. The finding, published in the journal Cloning and Stem Cells, might offer a way to use stem cells that now exist in laboratories, the researchers said.
Commentary: Hopefully this finding can eventually be translated into effective treatments for eye diseases in humans.
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