They found that about one in 500 cells from the black ring around the iris could divide indefinitely and adopt the full variety of retinal cell types. (scientificamerican.com)
Specifically, my laboratory is developing methods that can enable the delivery of proteins and DNA into retinal cells in vivo. (brightfocus.org)
Others want to deliver working copies of broken genes into retinal cells, restoring their function. (discovermagazine.com)