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Health: Retinal cells transplanted from corpses could cure blindness for millions of people

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Eye see dead people: Retinal cells transplanted from corpses could cure blindness for millions of people around the world The retinal pigment epithelium in the back of our eyes are key to normal vision Damage to this thin layer of cells is one of the leading causes behind blindness Experts led from China successfully transplanted retinal … Read more

Mini human livers grown from skin cells are transplanted into rats

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Miniature human livers grown from skin cells are successfully transplanted into rats for the first time – offering hope for ‘made-to-order’ organ replacements in the future Researchers took human skin cells and then reprogrammed them into stem cells They then managed to coax these new stem cells into converting into liver cells  The liver cells … Read more