Posted on Aug 14, 2025
Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant
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A man with type 1 diabetes has become the first patient to produce his own insulin after receiving genetically engineered cell transplants, without needing drugs to prevent rejection.
Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant
Posted from livescience.com
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So exciting. My Grandmother had diabetes and my brother does as well. Would love to see this fully developed for him
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That is fricking awesome. Big Pharma will certainly put up a stink with the loss of revenue....which hurts my feelings not one bit.
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MSG Thomas Currie
Big Pharma won't need to battle against this -- there are more than enough Luddites who will run screaming from anything about gene-editing.
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