Diabetics may someday pig out
Posted: 4 March 2004 at 02:24:17
Oh, this is awesome news for me and anyone else afflicted with type-1 diabetes.
As reported by Wired News, there is now hope for diabetics in the form of transplantation of embryonic pancreatic cells from pigs. Apparently, because the pancreatic insulin-producing cells are so young, they’re unlikely to cause rejection issues commonly found in transplantation.
Exciting stuff! Here’s the story: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,62454,00.html