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FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 23, 2016·6 min readResearchers Successfully Transplant iPSC Derived Retinal Cells from One Monkey to Another Without RejectionResearchers report they have successfully transplanted retinal pigment cells derived from stem cells without rejection or the need of immunosuppressant drugs.Read More
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