Source: Scientist - UK
Published 29th May 2007 02:58 PM GMT
Summary:
Scientist reports on a new finding that adult stem cells may be able to treat diabetes:
"Adult non-progenitor cells maintain the population of insulin-secreting beta cells, according to two papers published this month. The findings, produced by two independent groups led by Doug Melton at Harvard University and Jake Kushner at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, contradict a popular hypothesis that beta cell regeneration relies on specialized progenitor cells."
