Study finds insulin cells self-renewing
Thursday, May 6, 2004 Posted: 11:08 AM EDT (1508 GMT)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The cells in the pancreas that make insulin can create copies of themselves, a finding that shows potential new ways to treat juvenile or type-1 diabetes, U.S. researchers said.
The research, published in this week's journal Nature, also boosts arguments that controversial research using embryonic stem cells may be the best way to pursue a cure for the disease, experts said.
Dr. Douglas Melton of Harvard University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and colleagues found the self-renewing pancreatic cells in mice.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/05/06/insulin.cells.reut/index.html