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Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Light-Sensitive Retina in a Dish

June 10, 2014
Retina Stem Cells
Translational Research
Grantee

Using a type of human stem cell, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have created a three-dimensional complement of human retinal tissue in the laboratory, which notably includes functioning photoreceptor cells capable of responding to light, the first step in the process of converting it into visual images.

Read more at Johns Hopkins University News
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