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Recently, news swept the world that Harvard scientist Dr. Douglas Melton and his team have developed a lab technique that can transform not-fully-developed human stem cells into billions of new insulin-producing beta cells. What does this mean? Is this a cure? What are the next steps? How do I get my new beta cells? How long will they last?