Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have **transformed cells** from human skin into cells that produce **insulin**, the hormone used to treat diabetes. The breakthrough may one day lead to **new treatments** or even a cure for the millions of people affected by the disease, researchers say. "University of North Carolina":[ http://www.med.unc.edu/www/news]

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