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  "id": 1993650,
  "title": "Single-gene edits fail to protect transplanted insulin-producing cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/single-gene-edits-fail-to-protect-transplanted-insulin-producing-cells",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
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    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-gene-transplanted-insulin-cells.html"
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  "summary": "In people with type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells responsible for producing insulin. Patients therefore require lifelong insulin therapy to regulate their blood glucose levels.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}