New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

MITO, Japan - A staff member at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, checks a new material made from swine collagen to be used for cornea grafting on Sept. 19, 2014, in the Ibaraki Prefecture city.

Emperor at farm institute

Emperor at farm institute

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at silkworms at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Emperor at farm institute

Emperor at farm institute

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at silkworms at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Emperor at farm institute

Emperor at farm institute

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at silkworms at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

Emperor at farm institute

Emperor at farm institute

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at silkworms at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

MITO, Japan - A staff member at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, checks a new material made from swine collagen to be used for cornea grafting on Sept. 19, 2014, in the Ibaraki Prefecture city. (Kyodo)