Monthly Archives: June 2010

In 2008, researchers discovered that adult mice harbor pancreatic stem cells.  When the mice suffered pancreatic injury, they would make a chemical called “neurogenin-3″ that made these stem cells turn into fully functional  insulin-producing beta-cells, the kind of cells that are damaged in type 1 diabetes.  … Continue reading

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