Lilly Tozer An insulin crystal viewed under a light microscope. People with type 1 diabetes do not make enough insulin, which helps to control blood sugar levels. Credit: Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library Genetically engineered human cells that produce insulin when stimulated by a small electric current could one day be used to develop better treatments...
Rice University bioengineers are using 3D printing and smart biomaterials to create an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. The three-year project is a partnership between the laboratories of Omid Veiseh and Jordan Miller that’s supported by a grant from JDRF, the leading global funder of diabetes research. Veiseh and Miller will use insulin-producing beta cells made from human stem cells...
