Foregut Cells (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Foregut Cells

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Foregut stem cells (green) differentiated into pancreatic cells expressing insulin. The development method pioneered by Cambridge researchers enables the production of an uncontaminated population of foregut cells, which could then be further differentiated as pancreatic cells for therapeutic use.

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Nicholas Hannan

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