Rods And Cones In The Retina (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Rods And Cones In The Retina

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New research from the WVU School of Medicine explores a parallel between how cancer grows and how a healthy eye renews its photoreceptors. Assistant professor Jianhai Du is studying the role that a specific protein plays in regenerating membranes that cover the eye's rods and cones (like the ones illustrated here). Tumor cells use the protein in a similar way to replicate themselves.

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