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Macular degeneration curable by stem cells?
My mother has macular degeneration. She's in her late 70s. She's an avid reader, so loss of her sight is a major lifestyle problem. A couple of laser operations have helped. This article suggests that a cure is 5 years away. She, like the rest of us, is in a race with time, aging versus technological change. I'm 47. My major risk factors are cancer or getting run over by a bus. If I don't get cancer for the next 20 years, it may be curable by then, even if the singularity hasn't yet arrived.
Macular degeneration curable by stem cells?
My mother has macular degeneration. She's in her late 70s. She's an avid reader, so loss of her sight is a major lifestyle problem. A couple of laser operations have helped. This article suggests that a cure is 5 years away. She, like the rest of us, is in a race with time, aging versus technological change. I'm 47. My major risk factors are cancer or getting run over by a bus. If I don't get cancer for the next 20 years, it may be curable by then, even if the singularity hasn't yet arrived.
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