New Zealand approves pig-human tissue transplants for diabetics
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 06:14
in Health & Medicine
New Zealand on Tuesday gave the green light for clinical trials involving the transplantation of pig cells into humans in a potential breakthrough treatment of diabetes.
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