From hagfish to membrane: Modeling age-related macular degeneration

ScienceDaily
Sep 13, 2023, 4:17 pm107 pts
Researchers have successfully demonstrated that hagfish slime proteins can accurately replicate membranes in the human eye. Scientists were able to properly grow retinal cells on hagfish slime proteins and prove that the protein's behavior changes as the membrane mimics stages of aging and disease.

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