10/10/2014
We've been able to produce some animal and human insulin producing cells for a while now - but lacked the technology to create the enormous quantities that are needed to make a cell transplantation viable.
Harvard scientists are using a new method that involves embryonic-stem-cells and believe that “We are now just one pre-clinical step away from the finish line,” Doug melton
http://hsci.harvard.edu/news/stem-cells-billions-human-insulin-producing-cells
October 9, 2014 Giant step toward new diabetes treatment Harvard stem cell researchers today announced that they have made a giant leap forward in the quest to find a truly effective treatment for type 1 diabetes, a condition that affects an estimated 3 million Americans at a cost of about $15 billi…