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In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person's own fat cells (www.livescience.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

T1 is an autoimmune disease that attacks these cells, so what are they doing to protect them from the body's immune response? The article didn't mention.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

The article does mention it. The Pt was already on immunosuppressants due to organ transpant. A significant portion of the article is spent addressing this.