Agricultural Research Service scientists are seeking a patent on compounds extracted from cinnamon that make cells much more sensitive to insulin in test tube studies.
ARS is a department of USDA
Complete article is available at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jul00/cinn0700.htm

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