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Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required

Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required

A new case study offers a tantalizing glimpse into the potential future of transplantation medicine. A man with type 1 diabetes is now able to make his own insulin thanks to a transplant of gene-edited pancreatic cells—a transplant that hasn’t required the typical drugs used to avoid rejection. Scientists in Sweden and the U.S. conducted the research, published this week …

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