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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

  1. Canberra


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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