Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns

Jun 24, 2010 09:08

Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells - a stunning success for the burgeoning cell-therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday.

The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and ( Read more... )

science, stem cell research

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FUCK YEAH SCIENCE! noir_aya June 25 2010, 02:36:55 UTC

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