Regenerated Retinas (IMAGE)

Duke University

Regenerated Retinas

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This image depicts a mouse’s retina suffering from conditions similar to diabetic retinopathy both before (right) and after (left) being treated with human lab-grown retinal endothelial cells. The green in the left image shows the human lab-grown retinal endothelial cells integrating into the damaged mouse retina, demonstrating their potential use to treat early stages of the disease.

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Duke University

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