First, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person’s fat cells.

An electron microscope image showing cells and their nuclei

For the first time, scientists in China reprogrammed a woman’s fat cells to turn them into insulin-producing pancreatic cells, which reversed her type 1 diabetes. The move adds to a growing body of evidence that reprogrammed stem cells could one day be used to treat or cure chronic disease. The patient treated in the latest … Read more