Biological Science, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
Biological Science, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
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Will iPS cells be the cure for diabetes?

Type I diabetes is a form of diabetes that is due to the loss of insulin- producing cells of the pancreas. The potential of stem cells–in particular, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells–for therapy has gotten a lot of press. Can iPS cells be coaxed to differentiate into insulin-producing cells? Is there any evidence that they might actually work to cure type I diabetes?

What are iPS cells?

a. cells taken from early human embryos

b. cells taken from the pancreas of people without diabetes

c. cells derived by de-differentiating specialized adult cells

d. cells derived by differentiating pancreas precursor cells

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