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Nature Medicine 13, 390 - 391 (2007)
Published online: 28 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nm0407-390b
Critics slam Russian trial to test pig pancreas for diabetics
Simon Grose1
- Canberra
Abstract
Trial is premature without long term safety data in monkeys, experts warn.
An Australian company's trial to test pig pancreatic cells in people as a treatment for diabetes is drawing strong criticism from leading researchers and ethicists.The method does not have enough credibility to proceed with the trial in humans, the critics caution.
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