Thursday, November 09, 2006

It will take a while

but English scientists have been able to make nearly blind mice see. They were able to take cells from the retina of newly born mice and transplant them to the retina of mice with conditions similar to macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.

Although scientists feel they are still in the very early stages of experimenting, they are hopeful. It's another example of what may be the benefits of stem cell research.

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