DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Gut cells can produce insulin

via smartplanet.com

A possible new insulin source exists for people with Type 1 diabetes: their own gut cells. A study from Columbia University published in Nature Genetics shows that cells in the intestine can be prompted to secrete insulin.
Read more here: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/gut-cells-can-produce-i...