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Ok. Right now, the primary research is focused on trying to cure type one diabetes. Type
one diabetes probably has the most dramatic effect on the person who has diabetes. Because,
they have to take insulin all the time. Because, it's so hard to regulate the blood sugars
when one has type one diabetes. And, so the principle focus is on that. And, what they're
looking at right now is the transplantation of pancreatic cells from one individual to
another or cloning those cells so that they can produce an operating pancreas that actually
produces insulin again. Now, we've had research done on transplanting a full pancreas from
one individual to another and there are problems with that. Particularly, with the rejection
of the pancreas. And, the anti-rejection medication is often steroids and steroids causes the
blood sugar to go very high. So, it's even harder to regulate the blood sugars. Sometimes,
people have to go back on insulin again even when they have had that transplantation. Or,
they experience the very negative side effects of steroids. Which is extreme weight gain,
osteoporosis, certain nerve damage and psychological negative psychological effects of taking steroids.