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Building a Substitute Pancreas for Diabetics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Implants containing specially wrapped insulin-producing cells derived from embryonic stem cells can regulate blood sugar in mice for several months, according to research presented this month at the International Society for Stem Cell Research conference in San Francisco. San Diego-based ViaCyte [1] (formerly Novocell), which is developing the implant as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, is now beginning the safety testing required for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before human testing can start.

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[1] http://www.viacyte.com/index.html
[2] http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=dd02aa62539a71bfbec892f8dc9fdcf4