Yoshiki Sasai, a professor at Kyodo University

Yoshiki Sasai, a professor at Kyodo University

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshiki Sasai, professor of neurobiology at Kyoto University's Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences who played a key role in generating neurons that produce neurotransmitter dopamine and light-sensitive retina cells from a monkey's embryonic stem cells.

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