Pancreatic Cells Engineered to Secrete Insulin under Blue Light (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Pancreatic Cells Engineered to Secrete Insulin under Blue Light

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Researchers induced engineered pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin when exposed to blue light. Insulin is shown here as a space filling atomic model.

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Tufts University

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