Source: University of Calgary
Posted: March 17, 2006
Freedom from insulin injections and the myriad of health problems related to type 1 diabetes is closer to becoming reality. University of Calgary researchers are developing the first bioreactor procedures to grow pancreatic cells in their laboratory. This opens the door to the possibility of providing a steady supply of insulin-producing cells that can be transplanted into patients affected by this serious disease.
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