Friday, May 25, 2007

Adult stem cells from human cord umbilical cord blood successfully engineered to make insulin

Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Date: May 25, 2007

Summary:

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.