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CELL BIOLOGY: Biologists Change One Cell Type Directly Into Another
Constance Holden
Researchers at Harvard University report that they have found a way to reprogram pancreatic cells in live mice, turning them into the insulin-producing cells that are damaged or destroyed in diabetes.