It's the next step. Instead of transferring islet cells from a human subject, it's taking cells from the skin, say, and telling those skins cells, no, we don't want you to be a skin cell anymore, we want you to become a pancreas cell that produces insulin. That is not far from the distant future in animal studies. We need steps along the way, and I totally agree with Dr. Hux that a multi-pronged approach—which is what CIHR funds—along the breadth of the health research spectrum is what's required, because we need to find a cure and we need to prevent, but we also need to manage people who are already affected.
On November 27th, 2012. See this statement in context.