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Personalized 'Eye-in-a-Dish' models reveal genetic underpinnings of macular degeneration

Using stem cells derived from six people, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers recapitulated retinal cells in the lab.

This "eye-in-a-dish" model allowed them to look for genetic variants that might contribute to AMD.