Test of stem cells for the blind

US biotechnology company Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) said it will test human stem cells to treat blindness.

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This is the second treatment trial to test how this controversial process affects people.

Only 12 adult patients will be involved in this trial, to see how the treatment with retinal cells taken from human stem cells will affect the patients who suffer. blind when I was young, even when I was 6 years old.

The treatment has been tested for mice and has prevented the development of the disease without creating tumors or other side effects.

ACT's leading scientist Bob Lanza said: ' These cells really gave very impressive results in animals. And if we see similar progress in people, we will succeed . '

The trial, administered by the California-based ACT, was allowed to proceed after the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) accepted the ACT application to begin phase studies. paragraph I.

In October, another business, Geron Corp, conducted a similar experiment and it was the first test of using stem cells to treat patients with spinal cord injuries.