Adult stem cell growth could treat cornea disorders

Fernández Hortelano at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra has shown the therapeutic efficiency in using corneal stem cells in patients with pathologies of the cornea, such as caustications or ocular herpes, by using stem cells from a healthy contralateral eye. The technique is being currently applied to patients with satisfactory results.

See Science Daily.

Scientists seek help in hunting for galaxies

A new project known as Galaxy Zoo is calling on members of the public to log on to its website and help classify one million galaxies.

The hope is that about 30,000 people might take part in a project that could help reveal whether our existing models of the Universe are correct.

See BBC News.