Making Beta Cells from the Stem Cells of Patients with Type 1 (AUDIO)

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Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University have produced insulin-secreting beta cells that are made from stem cells that come from patients who have type 1 diabetes. In a few years these kinds of cells may even be able to be transplanted into patients with diabetes to stabilize those patients' blood sugar. Jim Dryden has the story...

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