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Treating diabetes that affects millions of americans. scientists made a breakthrough discovery having to do with a new protein. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. arthel: i understand that the doctors, the researchers discovered what's called a rogue virus. or protein. >> they found a rogue preteen and it's exciting. they found that the protein basically sort of short circuits our ability to use insulin properly. the body produces insulin which is supposed to pick up all the sugar and the simple carbohydrates and bring them to the different organs and muscles and cells in your body to u...

Insulin. if she could figure out a way to short circuit the protein, maybe they could have more effective treatment for diabetes. arthel: if they could find a way to short circuit it. they're not there yet. >> they're not yet but by figuring out which protein this is and seeing its effect, what this protein does, txnin protein, what that does is it causes the beta cells to actually sort of commit suicide and not produce insulin. beta cells are the cells in the pancreas responsible for production. the other mechanism it does is tells the beta cells to not produce enough insulin when it realizes...