A colony of embryonic stem cells. | Kauczuk/Wikimedia Commons
Stem Cells Make Insulin, Restore Retinas
A field long touted for its therapeutic potential is finally producing results.
Dec 30, 2014 9:50 PMNov 12, 2019 6:41 AM
Researchers used stem cells to create retinal pigment epithelium cells, which were transplanted into a patient's retina (left) in an area depicted by the black circle. After 15 months, the new cells had grown. | Steven Schwartz and Robert Lanza
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