Since these pivotal discoveries, we now know that islets comprise the endocrine portion of the pancreas. Within islets, beta cells secrete insulin, and alpha cells secrete glucagon. Scientists ...

Since alpha cells are the most abundant cell type in pancreatic islets, they could become a crucial source for generating new beta cells if the transformation process can be effectively managed.

The pancreatic cell therapy is engineered with Sana’s (NASDAQ:SANA) hypoimmune, or HIP, technology.Sana said results showed ...