Diabetes researchers catch misbehaving cells at the scene of the crime

By Bridie Smith, Science Editor
Updated September 1 2014 - 10:08am, first published August 26 2014 - 7:39am
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Dr Stuart Mannering from St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. Photo: Eddie Jim
Dr Stuart Mannering from St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. Photo: Eddie Jim

Researchers have for the first time observed immune cells in the pancreas of a type 1 diabetes patient, allowing them to watch as the cells attack and destroy the body's insulin-producing molecules.

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