Sense and serendipity aid RPE generation.

Corneo, Barbara; Temple, Sally · Cell Stem Cell · 2009

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a valuable cell type for a number of blinding disorders. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Idelson et al. (2009) use Nicotinamide and Activin A to markedly improve RPE yield from human embryonic stem cells.

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