Photoreceptor Cells Possible from Skin Cells

In a groundbreaking, new achievement, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS) have managed to create photoreceptor cells directly from adult, differentiated skin cells. This feat has been successfully tested in a series of mouse experiments, in which the rodents had their... [ read more >> ]

A photoreceptor cell (green) derived from human skin cells incorporates itself into a mouse retina (red)

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A photoreceptor cell (green) derived from human skin cells incorporates itself into a mouse retina (red)