Could a bacteria-killing protein lead to a new treatment for diabetes?

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

Why would a bacteria-killing protein be present in an area of the body that is not normally exposed to bacteria, like the pancreas? Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa puzzled over this question for some time, until they eventually discovered that the protein in question was doing something entirely unexpected – […]

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