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Dolphins ‘can turn off diabetes’

by catherinea | February 19, 2010

Dolphins have a unique ability to control diabetes, according to scientists, who suggest that the discovery could have implications for a human cure for the condition.

Research conducted at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego found that the marine mammals can turn the condition on and off depending on how much food they have access to at any given time.

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