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A 47-year-old man has become the first patient in NZ to receive an implant of pig cells to treat type 1 diabetes.

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Diabetics queue to take part in NZ pig cell trial

Middlemore Hospital has had an unprecedented rush of patients offering to be implanted with pig cells in its diabetes therapy trial.

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