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Adult stem cells from human cord umbilical cord blood successfully engineered to make insulin
05-25-2007 · EurekAlert!In a fundamental discovery that someday may help cure type 1 diabetes by allowing people to grow their own insulin-producing cells for a damaged or defective pancreas, medical researchers have reported that they have engineered adult stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood to produce insulin.
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