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Critics slam Russian trial to test pig pancreas for diabetics

Trial is premature without long term safety data in monkeys, experts warn.

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Grose, S. Critics slam Russian trial to test pig pancreas for diabetics. Nat Med 13, 390–391 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0407-390b

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