Stem cell researchers from the Universities of Hannover and Leipzig have been researching pluripotent stem cells for many years, many of which can be used in diseases of the organs. In many areas, the researchers are about to breakthrough for clinical application. Among other things, stem cell researchers from Leipzig learn from the abilities of the Mexican amphibian "Axolotl", whose limbs regrow in the event of loss. Persons suffering from macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, who are threatened with blindness, may soon be able to breathe deeply: stem cells replace defective photoreceptors in the eye and restore the eyesight to a largely blind person.

Stem cell researchers from the Universities of Hannover and Leipzig have been researching pluripotent stem cells for many years, many of which can be used in diseases of the organs. In many areas, the researchers are about to breakthrough for clinical application. Among other things, stem cell researchers from Leipzig learn from the abilities of the Mexican amphibian "Axolotl", whose limbs regrow in the event of loss. Persons suffering from macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, who are threatened with blindness, may soon be able to breathe deeply: stem cells replace defective photoreceptors in the eye and restore the eyesight to a largely blind person.