1.   Finally, work in Oxford on a strain of diabetic mouse is beginning to reveal the genes that govern susceptibility to the disease.

2.   In unpublished studies, abnormally high glucose concentrations in diabetic mice fell drastically when they were given MHCP.

3.   Preliminary tests also demonstrated the protein helps diabetic mice reduce their serum glucose and insulin levels to normal amounts.

4.   The researchers then injected some of these artificially made islets into diabetic mice.

5.   When injected under the skin of diabetic mice, they induced the body to build a blood supply to them and enabled the mice to live longer.

6.   In one set of experiments, eight diabetic mice received the lab-generated islets and then were weaned from insulin injections over a few days.

7.   The diabetic mice, however, were not affected by the hormone shots.