Chemical Shift

“The retina is a lush layered field of tissue lining the back of the eye, a complex mix of specialized cells that serve as a transfer station where light signals are absorbed and sent to the brain to be translated into sight.

Researchers from University of Wisconsin, Madison have now created these unique retina cells from lowly skin cells — opening the possibility that patients with damaged or diseased retinas might some day be able to grow themselves a cure from their own skin.”

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