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Scientists Produce Eye Structures from Human Blood-Derived Stem Cells

Scientists Produce Eye Structures from Human Blood-Derived Stem Cells

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  •  March 19, 2012
  •  Scientists Produce Eye Structures from Human Blood-Derived Stem Cells
  •  Posted by innovation at 6:28 pm
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  •  Biotech, Cutting-edge, FYI, Innovation, med.wisc.edu, Medicine, Promising, Shape of Things to Come?
  •  Tagged with: Blood-Derived Stem Cells, complex retinal tissues, degenerative diseases of the retina, Dr. Phillips, embryonic stem cells, human retinal cells, human retinal tissues, human skin cells, induced pluripotent stem, Induced pluripotent stem cell, intermediary retinal neurons, layers of the retina, neuroretinal progenitor cells, Photoreceptor cell, retina, retinal cells, scientists produce eye structures from human bloodderived stem cells, stem cell, stem cells, widespread retinal damage
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“This is a solid step forward.” For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human [...]

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