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Scientists build a 3D retina model that is structurally and behaviourally similar to human retina.
Uses human pluripotent stem cells developed into different types of retina cells on artificial tissue.
Potential tool for testing harmful effects of hundreds of drugs on the retina very quickly.
Research by Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB.
Published in the journal eLife.
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Cell and Tissue Engineering at Fraunhofer IGB.
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Assistant Professor at University of Tubingen and a scientist in the field of biotechnology and bioengineering.
