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Bertram’s math equations can simulate many potential biological responses. Researchers test those predictions in an experimental lab with a glass microfluidic device — beautiful in the simplicity of its outer appearance but also daunting in the complexity of its inner design.
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With Roper’s microfluidic device, researchers delivered tiny doses of glucose — about one microliter or 1/1000th of a raindrop — to the dormant pancreatic beta cells of mice. When those controlled doses were administered in rhythmic pulses of exactly the right size and frequency, mimicking a healthy body, they triggered inherent oscillators in the islet cells. That caused the cells to vibrate and secrete insulin in a “healthy” fashion.
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http://artsandscienc...h-diabetes-cure
http://journals.plos...al.pcbi.1005143
http://journals.plos...&type=printable
