![Yi Zhang, PhD (Study Lead Author)](https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2018/07/unc-scientists-turn-human-skin-cells-into-insulin-producing-cells-image2.jpeg)
16 years ago
UNC scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing stem cells
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.