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Engineering edible bacteria: researchers engineered friendly bacteria (dots in the gray area of the image) to produce a protein that triggers intestinal epithelial cells (top, highlighted in blue) to produce insulin
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A yogurt-based treatment for diabetes that uses non-harmful bacteria is being tested on diabetic mice. Gut microbes that have been engineered to make a specific protein are helping regulate blood sugar in the rodents, according to research presented at the American Chemical Society conference in Washington, D.C. Scientists hope the treatment might one day provide an alternative for people with diabetes.
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