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Fighting diabetes with stem cells could be possible

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Gaceta Médicahas published an article on the current state of stem cell research. The article in question highlights a new study on facultative stem cells by Jordi Casanova, leader of the Development and Morphogenesis in Drosophila group at IRB Barcelona and IBMB-CSIC professor,  recently published in PLoS Genetics.

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The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).