An artificial cornea being developed by the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart
could spare the animals that now have chemicals squirted into their eyes to see
if they cause irritation. Researcher Thomas Graeve is growing cells from the
three layers of a pig cornea in nutrient solutions, then splicing them together
to create the artificial cornea. Trials have shown that the cornea reacts
reliably to irritants.
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