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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

From the Labs: Biotechnology

New publications, experiments, and breakthroughs in biotechnology--and what they mean.

By Emily Singer

Retinal progenitor cells (pictured above) can be efficiently generated from human embryonic stem cells, providing a potential source of eye cells for transplant. (Credit: Deepak Lamba and Thomas Reh)

Treating Vision Loss with Stem Cells
An efficient new method of growing retinal cells from embryonic stem cells shows promise in treating degenerative eye diseases

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