More insulin-producing cells, at the flip of a 'switch'
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 11:56
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into the critical insulin-producing beta cells that are lost in those with type I diabetes. The secret ingredient is a single transcription factor, according to the report in the August 7th issue of Cell, a Cell Press journal.