islet

Example Sentences

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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

To address this shortage, the research team is producing its own stem cell derived islet cells in the laboratory.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

Unlike the induced-diabetes model, where the main goal was to stop the recipient's immune system from rejecting donor islet cells, the new model involved transplanted islets that faced two problems at once.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

It is also uncertain whether the number of islet cells typically recovered from a single donor would always be sufficient to reverse established Type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Zheng went up to the cliff to look, but both islet and sea were deserted.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook