PHILADELPHIA — Sperm-forming stem cells in the testes can be converted to
insulin-producing cells that could replace diseased ones in the
pancreas, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center in
Washington, D.C., reported December 12 at the annual meeting of the
American Society for Cell Biology. The new technique is edging
closer to producing the amount of insulin needed to cure diabetes in
humans.
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