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Science 17 January 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5605, p. 324
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5605.324
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STEM CELL RESEARCH:
Same Results, Different Interpretations

Gretchen Vogel

In the past few years, several groups have reported tantalizing progress toward one of the most sought-after goals in stem cell research: the creation of insulin-producing pancreatic b cells, which are damaged in diabetes. But now a team claims on page 363 that rather than producing insulin, the cells may instead be concentrating the hormone from their surroundings.

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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Glucagon-like peptide-1 enhances production of insulin in insulin-producing cells derived from mouse embryonic stem cells.
L Bai, G Meredith, and B E Tuch (2005)
J. Endocrinol. 186, 343-352
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