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Treating Diabetes with Transplanted Cells

The implants, islet cells of the pancreas, can potentially cure many cases of diabetes. A prime obstacle to wide use -- lack of a safe way to avoid immune attacks on the grafts -- now seems to be crumbling

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 273 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Treating Diabetes with Transplanted Cells” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 273 No. 1 (), p. 50
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0795-50