LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two legally blind women appeared to gain some vision after receiving an experimental treatment using embryonic stem cells, scientists reported Monday....
Study: Stem Cells May Aid Vision In Blind People
By ALICIA CHANG, Associated Press
Mon, 01/23/2012 - 4:00pm
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