Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127) and index.
A diagnosis of diabetes -- Treating diabetes -- Genes and DNA -- Genetic engineering and human insulin -- Genes and Type 1 diabetes -- Genes and Type 2 diabetes -- Gene therapy for diabetes -- Stem cells: the ultimate cure?
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Diabetes in all its forms has continued to baffle scientists and doctors for centuries. Diagnosis and treatment of the different types of diabetes are no longer impossible, but prevention and a cure remain beyond current scientific capabilities. Learn how scientists worldwide are laboring to finally conquer this disease.