A retina made in a laboratory in Japan could pave the way for treatments for human eye diseases, including some forms of blindness.
Created by coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into a precise three-dimensional assembly, the 'retina in a dish' is by far and away the most complex biological tissue engineered yet, scientists say.
"There's nothing like it," says Robin Ali, a human molecular geneticist at the Institute of Ophthalmology in London who was not involved in the study. "When I received the manuscript, I was stunned, I really was. I never though I'd see the day where you have recapitulation of development in a dish."
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