The Pig And Its Pancreas A Unique Model For A Common Disease (Medical News Today)

The incidence of diabetes is rising worldwide. Using genetic engineering techniques in pigs, scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich have created a new model of this metabolic disorder, which recapitulates many features of the disease, and promises to contribute significantly to improvements in diagnosis and therapy. The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes places a …

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