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World’s first diabetes cure with cell therapy achieved in China
(interestingengineering.com)
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this post was submitted on 29 May 2024
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I'm glad such progress is being made, although I don't see an actual verifiable report of the impressive claims for this patient. The linked paper doesn't discuss the report, and no other references to this patient appear to exist from the article.
I've read too many truly impressive reports from Chinese researchers this year that I feel extra need to take such reports with a grain of salt. If I had a dollar for every claim that we've just made a major advancement in battery technology that will replace lithium-ion from a Chinese university...