[Rob43]

NEW YORK — Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.

The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes. But its implications go beyond diabetes to a host of possibilities, scientists said.

Regular pancreas cells switched into insulin-producing kind - USATODAY.com

[morrisma]

More mice saved. I want them to try it on ME, not the darn mice...
Mike

[IrishJoe]

ditto that morrisma!!

that said i dont want to grow whiskers =p