This is a HUGE breakthrough. Not only are islet cells able to be mass produced (one transplant means 150 million cells need to be created), but the challenge o

This is a HUGE breakthrough. Not only are islet cells able to be mass produced (one transplant means 150 million cells need to be created), but the challenge of the body not simply killing off these cells too through the device created at MIT really seals the deal. Without the implatable device, this would not be as big of a breakthrough, but having both the challenge of mass producing these cells and ensuring they are able to survive after transplant without use of immunosuppressive drugs (read hardcore side effects) effectively solved makes this a real, viable solution to this problem.