IN a major advance toward regenerative medicine, researchers have for the first time coaxed stem cells from a mammal into becoming an embryonic eye, according to a study released today.
The results, published in Nature, show that growing a complex human organ inside a petri dish - while still a long way off - is no longer the stuff of science fiction.

They also point the way to new treatments for diseases that rob people of sight, and even the possibility of one day restoring vision with transplanted retinas generated from a patient's own stem cells, say outside experts.

In laboratory experiments with mice, researchers led by Yoshiki Sasai of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan began with pluripotent stem cells, the universal starter kit for virtually every specialised cell in an organism.

Up to now, stem cells have been seen mainly as a potential source of replacement tissue, such as muscle, liver or heart, composed of a single type of cell.



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I cant believe this!! they still test on mice!!!

Testing on mice, that would upset Eek a whee bit.
They should grow teeth next, i just had a trip to the dentist,and it would be far better to just get rid of the teeth that bug you and grow new ones.

Where can i get some shark dna?

OH YEA! maybe they could also genetically alter the eyes so that they could reflect sunlight into a high powered laser beams as well... ...for self defense of course

Lasers?
Come on surely the first step should be x-ray vision

In SA we need lasers for self protection!!! but id rather have the enjoyment, ill risk it! haha

X-ray vision in one eye and laser for the other

Yeah that could work