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...Using this technique, Melton and his colleagues were able to turn ordinary mouse exocrine cells of the pancreas into beta cells, vital insulin-producing cells that die off in Type I diabetes patients...
...over 1,100 transcription factors in the mouse genome, only 200 or so are expressed in the cells involved in forming the pancreas, 28 of which are expressed in the part of the gland organ where beta cells are found...
...Melton, who describes his diabetes research as an "obsession," will be collaborating with James Markmann, the director of transplantation at Harvard-affiliated Mass. General Hospital, to explore the possibility of applying the findings in a clinical context to make new beta cells for patients...
...wake up every day thinking about how to make beta cells," Melton said...
...wake up every day thinking about how to make beta cells," he said...