{YouTube Tuesday} Encapsulation Explained

“A new video, “Sketching Encapsulation,” was created for JDRF’s FY2014 Annual Report. Albert J. Hwa, Ph.D., Director of Discovery Research at JDRF, explains encapsulation and outlines four encapsulation projects that are currently supported by JDRF.”

Q was recently asking me what encapsulation is. I tried to explain to her that it would be like a small sack implanted under the skin that would contain insulin producing beta cells and which would have a membrane that would fend off the autoimm...