Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Insulin-producing Cells
Date: 22.9.2008
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.
Whole article on "sciencedaily":[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080917175042.htm]
