Come sail away to the islets of Langerhans

[andygates]

Here's some awesome coolness: using viruses to do the shovel work, boffins have turned ordinary pancreas cells in mice into insulin-producing ones.  Still early stages, naturally, but in a live test subject, so that counts for a lot.  Yay for reprogramming the meat!

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[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

Serious coolness here. Thanks!