a: beta cells ~
b: tiny biological factories

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"These beta cells are like tiny biological factories that churn out insulin. A single beta cell might make a million molecules of insulin a minute. That means the billion or so beta cells in the average healthy pancreas will make more copies of insulin every year than there are grains of sand on every beach and in every desert in the world."


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Writer: Jason Bardi
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Date: May 10 2014 7:44 PM


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