Glucose's double life: Study reveals its surprising role as a master regulator of tissue regeneration
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Glucose's double life: Study reveals its surprising role as a master regulator of tissue regeneration

The sugar glucose, which is the main source of energy in almost every living cell, has been revealed in a Stanford Medicine study to also be a master regulator of tissue differentiation—the process by which stem cells give rise to specialized cells that make up all the body's tissues.