Living drug factories can be implanted to produce insulin for months.

In patients with diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas, eventually leaving patients without the ability to naturally control blood sugar. These patients must carefully monitor the amount of sugar in their blood, and then inject themselves with insulin to keep their blood sugar levels within a healthy range. However, precise control of blood sugar is difficult to achieve with patients facing a range of … Continue reading Living drug factories can be implanted to produce insulin for months.