http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701829.html?hpid=moreheadlines
This article talks about a quest scientists have been looking to do for a while: they finally - in diabetic mice - have reprogrammed cells to act as pancreatic cells and produce insulin. I received this article last year from an ex-boyfriend but didn't actually read it until today when I was searching my mail for another diabetes article. It'll be wonderful if this actually gets off the ground.