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Published online 16 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040913-21
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Stem cells stop mice going blind
Experiments may herald treatment for retinal breakdown.
An injection of stem cells saved the sight of mice who would otherwise have gone blind, researchers reported this week. The study raises the prospect that some forms of human blindness might be treated with cells from a patient's own bone marrow.
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