Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 05:07
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes. read more
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