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Hi Judith, Thanks. You get a medal for that. (Don't you ever throw away ANYTHING?) (:-) Germaine Lunenburg At 06:40 PM 6/9/97 -0400, Judith Richards wrote: >At 05:58 09/06/97 -0400, Bill&Germaine wrote: >>About the article I posted, I'm sorry to say that I didn't keep it. >>I went back to the source, which was a news item on CBC Newsworld, and it's >>disappeared. I can't find archives either. > >Hi Germaine and Charles, >I believe this is what you are looking for... >Judith > >>Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 13:46:47 -0400 >From: Bill&Germaine <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Possible Cure for Diabetes? > >I've obtained a transcript from the CBC: > >"A McGill University researcher says he and a colleague have found a gene >that could lead to a cure for diabetes. >McGill's Lawrence Rosenburg and a Virginia colleague have identified the >gene responsible for regenerating the cells that produce insulin. >Those cells also regulate insulin in response to the body's demands. >Rosenburg says the gene and its products could lead to therapies for >people who have diabetes. >He says it potentially could be a cure, but a significant amount of work >has to be done to develop the treatment at the commercial level. >Rosenburg says his research has managed to reverse diabetes in lab >animals and human testing will be carried out within the next two years. >Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in North America." > >and a note: > >"You may be able to find out more by contacting the researcher >directly, through the Public Relations office at McGill University in >Montreal." > >Germaine CG for Bill 69/1+ >Lunenburg, Nova Scotia > >