Researchers To Inject People With Diabetes With Cells From Pigs
Researchers To Inject People With Diabetes With Cells From Pigs
Researchers are hoping that cells from pigs from a remote group of islands 300 miles from New Zealand could lead to a new treatment for Type 1 diabetes. Some of the pigs have been moved from the islands to mainland New Zealand, where they are being kept in fully enclosed sterile housing. The scientists are trialling the cell transplantation technique on a small group of people with unstable Type 1 diabetes in the hope of stimulating insulin production in their pancreases.