[posterchild]

Hat tip to DU.

[ClearCase_guy]

researchers around the world tried various approaches with stem- or adult cells

They are afraid to say "fetal". Apparently, the opposite of Adult is just ... stem.

[MarMema]

good news

[Dan Cooper]

While interesting, this doesn’t solve the dilemma for Type 1 diabetics by addressing the immune system’s destruction of the beta cells in the first place. There are some companies working on encapsulating beta cells in a permeable envelope that would let nutrients in and insulin out, but would block immune system cells from destroying the cells. This would be implanted to duplicate the function of natural insulin producing beta cells.

[Sergio]

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