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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: SkyRock on August 28, 2008, 10:34:51 AM
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in cell transformation. This article is about turning pancreas cells into insulin prodcing pancreas cells.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/27/cell.identity.ap/index.html
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The newly created cells made insulin in diabetic mice, though they were not cured.
They weren't cured....that sucks, all my hopes dashed to the ground like so much trash. :cry
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They weren't cured....that sucks, all my hopes dashed to the ground like so much trash. :cry
Maybe not "cured" but that's still amazing that they were able to cause transformation into functioning beta cells.
Although the technique is a good ways off from being ready for primetime use, this is an incredibly important milestone.
Stay tuned, I bet we'll be hearing more about this.
Joker
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Maybe not "cured" but that's still amazing that they were able to cause transformation into functioning beta cells.
Although the technique is a good ways off from being ready for primetime use, this is an incredibly important milestone.
Stay tuned, I bet we'll be hearing more about this.
Joker
I have type 2 diabetes so when I saw that pancreas cells had been transformed into insulin producing cells I saw a cure.....but the freakin mice didn't get cured. :cry
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I think it's a great first step. Just because the first experiment didn't cure the mice doesn't mean that additional work won't effect the cure. To me it looks more like a fine tuning issue now rather than an exploration to a possibility.