Geron announces improved production method for human embryonic stem cell-derived islet cells
Geron scientists and collaborators previously described animal studies using transplanted hESC-derived islet-like clusters made by an earlier, less efficient method that nevertheless i) significantly extended the life of diabetic animals and ii) produced both insulin and glucagon in vivo, generating detectable human insulin in the animal's bloodstream. Animal studies using islet cells made by the new method are currently in progress at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Geron's academic collaborators for the program.
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