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Boomers, Don't Worry About Going Blind

Jun 06, 2007

A £4 million donation from an anonymous private US donor will allow scientists to hunt for a surgical cure for age-related macular degeneration using human embryonic stem cells. The London Project to Cure AMD is a collaboration between the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and the University of Sheffield. It will be open access, completely available to scientists and clinicians worldwide. GTO wonders, though, who is this anonymous donor?

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