title: Stem cells and β cells: the same, but different?
abstract: Researchers have long debated whether new pancreatic β cells derive from stem cells or from pre-existing β cells. A new study in this issue of Cell Stem Cell (Smukler et al., 2011) suggests that both sides may be right.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. murtaugh@genetics.utah.edu
authors.forename: L Charles
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Murtaugh