I found a fascinating story/video at Gizmodo.com about how scientists and doctors are using stem cells to help cure blindness, specifically for people who are blind in one eye. They take a small amount of stem cell from the healthy eye, cultivate it onto contacts in a lab, and then place the contact on the damaged/blind eye. Throughout the time period of a month, the three test subjects had improved vision in their blind eye. Watch the video to get a complete explanation (or visit my site to watch the video).
Pretty amazing. I wrote a blog post about stem cells a few months ago and how they have miraculous potential. Anyone else have any miracle stories related to stem cells?
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