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Professor Len Harrison, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Caption: Professor Len Harrison (pictured) and Dr Ilia Banakh have identified stem cells in the adult pancreas that can be turned into insulin producing cells, a discovery that may lead to new diabetes treatments.

Credit: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia

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