Sugar Production Switch in Liver May Offer Target for New Diabetes Therapies (VIDEO)
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In their extraordinary quest to decode human metabolism, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver's production of glucose -- the simple sugar that is the source of energy in human cells and the central player in diabetes.
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Video: Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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